Wintergirls sound track

Liz Thurston
1. Never To Late -- Three Days Grace
 I chose this song because its about someone trying to commit suicide and there is someone trying to save them. This is the song that goes with my climax. In the book she cuts herself because she doesn't think she's skinny enough. But the last time she cuts herself she's trying to die. And her parents rush her to the hospital trying to save her life. No matter how many times she gets under 90 lbs, passes out, or cuts too deep her friends and family still try to keep her alive. So this song shows the love of friends and family going through a hard situation with a friend.
 “Who wants to recover? It took me years to get that tiny. I wasn't sick; I was strong.”
 ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls p.28

 2. The Last Night -- Skillet
I chose this song because its about the life of a girl who wants to kill herself, but at the same time doesn't. she struggles with wanting to live and wanting to die. There is always going to be someone to help her. It shows the love of her family and friends for her, but at the same time they chastise her and try and make her feel guilty.
 “I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. I want to eat like a normal person eats, but I need to see my bones or I will hate myself even more and I might cut my heart out or take every pill that was ever made.”
 "Your body wants to live, Lia, even if your head doesn't"
 ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls p.234

3. When She Cries -- Britt Nicole
This song represents the protagonist. In the book her family and everyone around her is blaming her for her best friends death. She feels alone and it's seems that nobody understands what she is going through. It's a rough time, but she wants to live. She wants the want to stop somewhere in her. But the habit of anorexia is 20 times stronger.
“You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl, Lia-Lia, caught in between the worlds. You’re a ghost with a beating heart. Soon you’ll cross the border and be with me. I’m so stoked. I miss you wicked.”
 ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls p.195-196

4. Melting (Interlude) -- Flyleaf
I chose this song to be my theme. The song sounds like complete chaos. It represents her life. She is going down a downward spiral so fast she cant stop, but the thing is she doesn't want to stop. Everything is a mess with her. Her eating disorder effects everyone who loves her and her thinking abilities.
 “The number doesn't matter. If I got down to 070.00, I'd want to be 065.00. If I weight 010.00, I wouldn't be happy until I got down to 005.00. The only number that would ever be enough is 0. Zero pounds, zero life, size zero, double-zero, zero point. Zero in tennis is love. I finally get it.”
 ― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls p.220

5. Dead Flowers -- Demon Hunter
I chose this song be because it represents the loss of a love one. In the book the main characters best friend dies. They have a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. When they both take it too far, one of them suffers alone and passes away. She has to live her life without her best friend. Now that the game is over, she is stuck in her bad habits. She feels haunted by her deceased bestie and can't get away from feeling guilty for it.

 The final eight minutes march past in silent formation until the timer on her desk dings. "So, can I go to the funeral?" I ask. She reaches for her shoes. "Do you understand why you want to go to the funeral?" To make sure they bury her in concrete so she'll leave me alone. "I feel that I need some closure about this. " "And the funeral will provide that? Yes, that's what I just said. "I've given it a lot of thought." The clock ticks by two bonus minutes. I roll the hair of strangers into a ball. "It's a good idea." She slips her shoes on and stands up. "But have one of your parents go with you. Nobody should ever go to a funeral alone."
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls p. 118