Hunger (Kessler novel) explained

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Hunger
Author:Jackie Morse Kessler
Cover Artist:Sammy Yuen
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Riders of the Apocalypse
Genre:Young adult fiction, Fantasy
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub Date:October 2010
Media Type:print
Pages:177
Isbn:978-0-547-34124-8
Congress:PZ7.K4835Hu 2010
Followed By:Rage

Hunger is a 2010 young adult novel by Jackie Morse Kessler.

Plot

An anorexic teenage girl is given the duties of Famine, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews said, the author's "ear for dialogue, fluid prose and dark humor elevate this brief novel above other 'issue books'".[1] Library Media Connection said that the author's "experience with bulimia brings realism to the topic", and that "the mix of fantasy and action makes this short novel... compelling reading, especially for reluctant readers".[2] Jenny of Wondrous Reads found it "...brilliant."[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2010. HUNGER. Kirkus Reviews. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost. 78. 17. 857.
  2. Bange. Stephanie. March–April 2011. HUNGER (Book); BOOKS -- Reviews. Library Media Connection. 29. 5. 1542-4715.
  3. Web site: Review: Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler . www.wondrousreads.com . 19 November 2010 . Wondrous Reads . 5 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150410122828/http://www.wondrousreads.com/2010/11/review-hunger-by-jackie-morse-kessler.html . 10 April 2015 . dead .