Louder than hunger / John Schu ; with a foreword by Kate DiCamillo.

Author/creator Schu, John, 1981- author.
Other author DiCamillo, Kate, writer of foreword.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description516 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Abstract "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"-- Publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 514).
Interest age level Ages 10-14. Candlewick Press
Interest grade level Grades 5 and up
Awards noteSchneider Family Middle Grade Honor Book, 2025.
Genre/formNovels in verse.
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
Genre/formNovels in verse.
Genre/formBiographical fiction.
LCCN 2022922929
ISBN9781536229097 (hardcover)
ISBN1536229091 (hardcover)

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Joyner TRC Fiction F SCH77L ✔ Available Place Hold