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Because of Anya

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I can totally relate to this book. I have this disease, and I cried through the entire thing. I felt every single emotion described, and I think it's great for kids to read to raise awareness.

Anya, a fourth-grader, has a rare but not very serious medical condition that causes all of her hair to fall out. She doesn't want anyone to know, so after Christmas she returns to school wearing a wig that was designed to look exactly like her hair used to look. Anya is terrified at the thought that someone will find out she is bald.

Keely is an insecure girl in Anya's class. She hangs around with Stef, the most popular girl in their class, and she usually does whatever Stef wants her to do. Stef has noticed something funny about Anya's hair and suspects that she is wearing a wig. She wants Keely to tug on it to find out for sure, and to find out what is wrong with her. Keely is convinced that Anya must have cancer or some other awful disease, and she doesn't want to make things any worse for the girl. For the first time she can remember, Keely doesn't do exactly what Stef wants.

But somehow everyone finds out anyway, and Anya is mortified that her secret is out. Is there anything Keely can do to make her feel better?

I liked that Anya had a condition that wasn't potentially fatal; it caused disigurement but no pain and no death. This kept the focus on her humiliation and helplessness instead of putting the focus on a fight to survive.

Have you ever had a problem that just wouldn't go away? Anya did, she has alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is a rare disease that means that you're allergic to your own hair. Steph, a mean girl in school, and her crew think that she has cancer. Absolutely nothing will stand in their way of finding out the well known question, why is Anya wearing a wig? In Because of Anya, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Anya finds out the hard way what it is like to have no hair. When Keely, Steph's friend, tries to talk to Anya, Anya does not know why, but she tries in every way possible to not let her secret get out to anyone. Will it go to far? Will the secret get out? If so, how? What will they think of her? Find out by reading the absolutely amazing book by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Because of Anya.

Ten-year-old Anya is a young girl who discovered that she had alopecia areata, a disease that makes you lose your hair. Soon Anya is bald and wearing a wig to school, but she doesn't want anyone to know. Keely is struggling with some problems of her own. She is constantly being pushed around by her friends and cannot seem to stand up to Stef, the leader. Keely and her friends find out about the wig and they want to know why she is wearing it. One day at gym class Anya's wig comes off. The whole class now knows Anya's secret. Keely decides she has to help Anya; but what can she do? Will Anya ever grow her hair back? To find out read Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

This is a very informative book about alopecia areata from a child's point of view. This is a good book for later elementary children to read. It helps prepare them in advance for what they might have to face, their friends may have to face, or something they are already facing. The book is very well written and put together. Also it helps kids to see they don't have to follow everything that their friends do. Stef tries to boss everybody around, but Keely finally stands up to her. This is a good example for children. It helps children to see that they can be their own individual person and stand up for themselves. It takes you on a journey with Anya from when she first finds out about the disease to later on. You are able to experience her experiences with her as she encounters them. This book would hold a readers attention and appeal to a wide range of readers.

The book Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a story about friendship, trust and accepting yourself. Anya and Keely are two ordinary girls who are in 4th grade together. Keely soon realizes Anya has a disease and has to wear a wig. One day, Anya's wig comes off, and Keely thinks another girl pulled it off. Keely becomes determined to help Anya by standing up to her former friends. Keely wonders what Anya thinks because she sees how sad Anya is, so she does something great to help her. Keely also encourages the other girls in the class to help people with the same disease. In the end, Anya and Keely learn about acceptance and loyalty.

Margaret Peterson Haddix has written a lot of books that 3-6th graders have read - "Among The Hidden", etc. This book, by virture of the popularity of her other books, will be read by so many kids. For that I'm so thankful! Raising awareness of alopecia areata and what it is AND what it isn't is wonderfully helpful among school aged kids.
As a mom of a wonderful young lady with alopecia, this book was painful to read but oh-so necessary. I purchased books for our school libraries and now many students are aware of alopecia.

Because of Anya is a very good but sad book. The 10 year old girl named Anya has a disease called Alopecia Areata..this disease makes you lose all of your hair. In the book during gym class, one of the girls tugs on Anya's wig and it comes off. Anya is very embarrassed. The book really makes you wonder what the character is going through. I really like this book...I cried during the middle of the book.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to wear a wig? The book, Because of Anya was a page-turner because you never knew what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the genre because it was something that could actually happen. It was sad, surprising, and very interesting and I would like to read another book by this author because it as written so well. If you like nonfiction books, this book is for you.

Because of Anya is a story about a 10 year old girl who had a disease called alopecia areata. Because of this disease, Anya lost all her hair. Anya do not want her classmates to know that she has a disease and so she wore a wig. Stef, Anya's popular classmate, know that Anya was wearing a wig and she wants to humiliate Anya. Stef told her friends to take off Anya's wig by pulling it. But the embarrassing moment happened to Anya when she was in the gym. While she was playing cartwheel her wig accidentally came off. She was so scared and embarrassed by what happened and she never wants to come back to school because of the humiliation she experienced at the gym. Keely, one of Anya's classmates, pitied her and wants to help her. Keely saw the pain in Anya's eyes so she went and visit Anya and persuaded her to come back to school. Keely said that the only thing that she could do is to give Anya her hair. Keely did it and gave her hair to Anya. By showing Anya that she cares for Anya, Keely went to school bald. So Anya and Keely went to school having no hair. Keely found courage and strength to do something positive for Anya and the two girls became friends.