{"product_id":"louder-than-hunger","title":"Louder Than Hunger","description":"A New York Times bestseller!\nA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book\n\n“Every so often a book comes along that is so brave and necessary, it extends a lifeline when it’s needed most. This is one of those books.” —Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Medal–winning, The One and Only Ivan\n\nRevered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as an act of survival—in the New York Times bestseller wrenching and transformative novel-in-verse.\n\nBut another voice inside me says,\nWe need help.\nWe’re going to die.\n\nJake 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, Louder than Hunger is a triumph of raw honesty. With a deeply personal afterword for context, this much-anticipated verse novel is a powerful model for muffling the destructive voices inside, managing and articulating pain, and embracing self-acceptance, support, and love.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1536229091\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1536229091.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Schu, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41505642053690,"sku":"DBV.1536229091.G","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1536229091-0.jpg?v=1783195077","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/louder-than-hunger","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}