Hunger_(Kessler_novel)

<i>Hunger</i> (Kessler novel)

Hunger (Kessler novel)

2010 novel by Jackie Morse Kessler

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

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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

References

  1. [1]
    "HUNGER". Kirkus Reviews. 78 (17). MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost: 857. 2010.
  2. [2]
    Bange, Stephanie (March–April 2011). "HUNGER (Book); BOOKS -- Reviews". Library Media Connection. 29 (5). ISSN 1542-4715.
  3. [3]
    "Review: Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler". www.wondrousreads.com. Wondrous Reads. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.


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