Hunger (2010 novel)
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Hunger is a 2010 young adult
novel by Jackie Morse Kessler. An anorexic teenage girl is given the duties of Famine, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
. Kirkus Reviews
said, the author's "ear for dialogue, fluid prose and dark humor elevate this brief novel above other 'issue books'". 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".
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
novel by Jackie Morse Kessler. An anorexic teenage girl is given the duties of Famine, of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are described in the last book of the New Testament of the Bible, called the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ to Saint John the Evangelist at 6:1-8. The chapter tells of a "'book'/'scroll' in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals"...
. Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
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said, the author's "ear for dialogue, fluid prose and dark humor elevate this brief novel above other 'issue books'". 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".