Hungry Ghost
Written by Victoria Ying
A secret struggle with eating disorders forces a life-changing decision.
Valerie Chu hides a painful secret behind her quiet, studious facade. Her battle with eating disorders is unknown to all, even her best friend. When tragedy hits, Val must confront her choices and her mother's toxic expectations. Will she find the courage to seek help and redefine her path to happiness, possibly leaving everything she knows behind? This journey to self-love challenges her to face her deepest fears and embrace change.
A beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family dynamics, and ultimately, a journey to self-love.Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, knows that she has been binging and purging for years. But when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking a good, hard look at her priorities, her choices, and her own body. The path to happiness may lead her away from her hometown and her mother’s toxic projections–but first she will have to find the strength to seek help.
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 208
- Reading age
- 14–18
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Lexile
- ~730L
Book details
- ATOS
- ~4.7
- F&P level
- ~Q
- Published
- April 25, 2023
- Publisher
- First Second
- Language
- eng
- Type
- Chapter Book · Graphic novel
- ISBN
- 9781250766991
- LCCN
- 2022908851
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