Hunger
Overview
"Thou art the Black Rider. Go thee out unto the world." Lisabeth Lewis has a black steed, a set of scales, and a new job: she's been appointed Famine. How will an anorexic seventeen-year-old girl from the suburbs fare as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Traveling the world on her steed gives Lisa freedom from her troubles at home--her constant battle with hunger, and her struggle to hide it from the people who care about her. But being Famine forces her to go places where hunger is a painful part of everyday life, and to face the horrifying effects of her phenomenal power. Can Lisa find a way to harness that power--and the courage to fight her own inner demons? A wildly original approach to the issue of eating disorders, Hunger is about the struggle to find balance in a world of extremes, and uses fantastic tropes to explore a difficult topic that touches the lives of many teens.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780547341248
- ISBN-10: 0547341245
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish Date: October 2010
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.41 pounds
- Page Count: 192
- Reading Level: Ages 12-UP
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