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At a glance

Published
2024
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
24,676
Section
Middle Grade

Louder Than Hunger

Jake, a boy who has never felt he fits in, battles an eating disorder driven by a cruel inner Voice, and ends up in a treatment facility where he must decide whether to fight back.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2025
  • Schneider Family Book Award Honor 2025
  • Sequoyah Book Award (Intermediate) 2026
  • Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 2026
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book 2025