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Kids of Appetite
- Author
- David Arnold
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 20 September 2016
- Run Time
- 10 hours 1 minute
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
In the Hackensack Police Department, Vic Benucci and his friend Mad are explaining how they found themselves wrapped up in a grisly murder. But in order to tell that story, they have to go way back...
It all started when Vic's dad died. Vic's dad was his best friend, and even now, two years later, he can't bring himself to touch the Untouchable Urn of Oblivion that sits in his front hall. But one cold December day, Vic falls in with an alluring band of kids that wander his New Jersey neighbourhood, including Mad, the girl who changes everything. Along with his newfound friendships comes the courage to open his father's urn, the discovery of the message inside, and the epic journey it sparks.
(P)2016 Random House Audio
Critics Review
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This tale of kids dealing with horrific situations is at times almost fantastical in its romanticism and is realized through the employ of spot-on pacing and lovely wordsmithing. Sophisticated teen readers will love this
Kirkus Reviews
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Showcases a memorable cast of outsiders carving out space for themselves . . .Arnold writes with a Hinton-esque depth and rawness
Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Daily Mail
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[Mim's] endless wise-cracking (on a road trip by Greyhound bus to visit her sick mother) is a joy
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Fresh and often very endearing
Sunday Herald
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[A] sparkling, startling, laugh-out-loud debut novel
Wall Street Journal
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Funny and touching... his sentences are arrows
New York Times
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Details
- Author
- David Arnold
- Narrator
- Michael Crouch, Phoebe Strole, Ryan Vincent Anderson
- Duration
- 10 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 20 September 2016
- ISBN
- 9781472218940
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories
Synopsis
KIDS OF APPETITE by David Arnold is a tragicomedy of first love and devastating loss for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Jennifer Niven. In the Hackensack Police Department, Vic Benucci and his friend Mad are explaining how they found themselves wrapped up in a grisly murder. But in order to tell that story, they have to go way back... It all started when Vic's dad died. Vic's dad was his best friend, and even now, two years later, he can't bring himself to touch the Untouchable Urn of Oblivion that sits in his front hall. But one cold December day, Vic falls in with an alluring band of kids that wander his New Jersey neighbourhood, including Mad, the girl who changes everything. Along with his newfound friendships comes the courage to open his father's urn, the discovery of the message inside, and the epic journey it sparks.(P)2016 Random House Audio
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