Louder than Hunger
John Schu, foreword by Kate DiCamillo
Jake is a middle school student receiving treatment for anorexia nervosa. The illness appears to him as a controlling Voice inside his head. Before treatment, he volunteers at a nursing home and enjoys skating, singing, bingo, music games, mysteries, and comics, while avoiding peers, mirrors, and food. The novel tells his difficult movement toward health in free-verse poetry. It follows Jake’s experience with an eating disorder and the inner voice that exerts control over him.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
