The Art of Starving

Winner of the 2017 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book

"Funny, haunting, beautiful, relentless, and powerful, The Art of Starving is a classic in the making."--Book Riot

Matt hasn't eaten in days. His stomach stabs and twists inside, pleading for a meal, but Matt won't give in. The hunger clears his mind, keeps him sharp--and he needs to be as sharp as possible if he's going to find out just how Tariq and his band of high school bullies drove his sister, Maya, away.

Matt's hardworking mom keeps the kitchen crammed with food, but Matt can resist the siren call of casseroles and cookies because he has discovered something: the less he eats the more he seems to have . . . powers. The ability to see things he shouldn't be able to see. The knack of tuning in to thoughts right out of people's heads. Maybe even the authority to bend time and space.

So what is lunch, really, compared to the secrets of the universe?

Matt decides to infiltrate Tariq's life, then use his powers to uncover what happened to Maya. All he needs to do is keep the hunger and longing at bay. No problem. But Matt doesn't realize there are many kinds of hunger...and he isn't in control of all of them.

A darkly funny, moving story of body image, addiction, friendship, and love, Sam J. Miller's debut novel will resonate with any reader who's ever craved the power that comes with self-acceptance.

Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 07/11/2017
Pages: 384
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.80w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780062456717
Age: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 154
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2017 pg. 110
Booklist 05/15/2017 pg. 49
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2017
BookPage 07/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 07/14/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Miller, Sam J.: - Sam J. Miller is the Nebula Award-winning author of The Art of Starving (NPR best of the year) and Blackfish City (Nebula finalist, John J. Campbell Award winner). A recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, Sam's short stories have been nominated for the World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon, and Locus awards, and reprinted in dozens of anthologies. He lives in New York City.