Kids of Appetite

Kids of Appetite

Authors

David Arnold

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

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