Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying Sixteen-year-old Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all thin. No one, not even her best friend Jordan, suspects that she has been binging and purging for years. But Valeries life, and priorities, are upended when her father dies abruptly. At home, she abandons her ED patterns as she tries to comfort her mother and little brother.Val begins to reevaluate her life, her choices, and her own body. She realizes that the path to happiness might lead her away from her hometown and her mothers toxic projections. But first she must apologize to Jordan and find the strength to seek help.This beautiful and heart-wrenching young adult graphic novel takes a look at eating disorders, family dynamics, and, ultimately, a journey to self-love. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Victoria Ying is an author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, which eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. She loves Japanese curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again, and hanging out with her dopey dog. Her film credits include Frozen, Moana, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, and Paperman. She is the illustrator of the DC Comics graphic novel Diana: Princess of the Amazons and the author and illustrator of her original graphic novel City of Secrets. Review Winner of 2023 Harvey Award for Best Childrens or Young Adult Book "A gorgeously wrought, therapeutic story filled with tenderness and honesty."--Kirkus, starred review "Ying gives readers an authentic, layered portrayal of disordered eating in both Val and her mother, sympathetic to each woman but also not letting them off the hook for their own contributions to a fatphobic society obsessed with making body size a moral measuring stick."--Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books "Yings soft artwork, colored in pastel pinks and blues, nicely evokes Vals emotional journey through facial expressions and body language."--Booklist "Hungry Ghost is heartbreaking, hopeful, and frank about figuring out how to love yourself and even the people in your life who might stand in the way of that self-love. Its a beautiful, compelling book." --Trung Le Nguyen, creator of The Magic Fish "Victoria Ying gives us an unflinching look at eating disorders and loss in this heartbreaking story about learning to love yourself." --Lily Williams, creator of Go With The Flow "Such a beautiful, tragic, uplifting story about friendship and love. I wish I could have read this when I was a kid, but Im also grateful that Ive read it now. Ill be thinking about its message for a long time." --MariNaomi, creator of Distant Stars Promotional A young adult graphic novel about Valerie, a girl who is hiding an eating disorder from her friends and family and is forced to reevaluate her own self-image after her life is turned upside down. Review Quote "Hungry Ghost is heartbreaking, hopeful, and frank about figuring out how to love yourself and even the people in your life who might stand in the way of that self-love. Its a beautiful, compelling book." --Trung Le Nguyen, creator of The Magic Fish "Victoria Ying gives us an unflinching look at eating disorders and loss in this heartbreaking story about learning to love yourself." --Lily Williams, creator of Go With The Flow "Such a beautiful, tragic, uplifting story about friendship and love. I wish I could have read this when I was a kid, but Im also grateful that Ive read it now. Ill be thinking about its message for a long time." --MariNaomi, creator of Distant Stars Details ISBN1250766990 Author Victoria Ying Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1250766990 ISBN-13 9781250766991 Format Hardcover Imprint First Second Pages 208 Publication Date 2023-04-25 Place of Publication New Milford Country of Publication United States Illustrations full-color illustrations throughout US Release Date 2023-04-25 UK Release Date 2023-04-25 Audience Age 14 Publisher Roaring Brook Press DEWEY 741.5973 Audience Teenage / Young adult AU Release Date 2023-08-28 NZ Release Date 2023-08-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141984849;

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