Louder Than Hunger
Louder Than Hunger
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Louder Than Hunger

Written by John Schu
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10 - 14
Reading age
528
Page count
47
Words per page
~549L
Lexile measure
Mar 19, 2024
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“Every so often a book comes along that is so brave and necessary, it extends a lifeline when it’s needed most. This is one of those books.” –Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Medal-winning, The One and Only IvanRevered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia–and self-expression as an act of survival–in a wrenching and transformative novel-in-verse. But another voice inside me says, We need help. We’re going to die. Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age . . . and the cruelty of mirrors . . . and food. Jake has read about kids like him in books–the weird one, the outsider–and would do anything not to be that kid, including shrink himself down to nothing. But the less he eats, the bigger he feels. How long can Jake punish himself before he truly disappears? A fictionalized account of the author’s experiences and emotions living in residential treatment facilities as a young teen with an eating disorder, Louder than Hunger is a triumph of raw honesty. With a deeply personal afterword for context, this much-anticipated verse novel is a powerful model for muffling the destructive voices inside, managing and articulating pain, and embracing self-acceptance, support, and love.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536229097
    Publication Date
    March 19, 2024
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (MA)
    Page Count
    528
    Words Per Page
    47
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2022922929
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~549L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    3
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    550941
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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