Hunger (Kessler novel)
{{Short description|2010 novel by Jackie Morse Kessler}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = Hunger
| image = Hunger (Kessler novel).jpg
| caption =
| 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
| dewey =
| 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'".{{cite journal|year=2010|title=HUNGER|journal=Kirkus Reviews|publisher=MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost|volume=78|issue=17|page=857}} 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".{{cite journal|last=Bange|first=Stephanie|date=March–April 2011|title=HUNGER (Book); BOOKS -- Reviews|journal=Library Media Connection|volume=29|issue=5|issn=1542-4715}} Jenny of Wondrous Reads found it "...brilliant."{{cite web |url=http://www.wondrousreads.com/2010/11/review-hunger-by-jackie-morse-kessler.html |website=www.wondrousreads.com |title=Review: Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler |date=19 November 2010 |publisher=Wondrous Reads |accessdate=5 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410122828/http://www.wondrousreads.com/2010/11/review-hunger-by-jackie-morse-kessler.html |archive-date=10 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}
See also
{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}
References
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Category:Young adult fantasy novels
Category:American young adult novels
Category:Houghton Mifflin books
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