Kids of Appetite
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780147513663
Pages
348 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Teens Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco sit in separate police interrogation rooms telling about the misfits who brought them together and their journey sparked by a message in an urn.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL760L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Disability and Health; Single parent; Family member death; Family violence; Immigrants and refugees; Physical disability; Neurological disorder; Illness; single mother; death of a father; grief; family tragedy; abusive uncle; accident; loss; refugee adults; mute; mute adult; Moebius syndrome; cancer
Main Character
male teenager; female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black (Congolese) / White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Audio Book
Indies Choice Book Award, 2017, Finalist, Young Adult Book
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017 Ages 14 and Older
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book, 2016 Young Adult
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
police; scavanger hunt; riddle; investigation; murder; New Jersey; love; friendship; urn; ashes
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Arnold, David, "Kids of Appetite" (2016). Diverse Families. 1781.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1781