Winner of the 2017 Andre Norton Honor for Outstanding Little Adult Science Fiction or Dream Book!

“Crazy, haunting, beautiful, relentless, and powerful, The Art of Starving is a vintage in the building.”-Publication Riot

Matt hasn’t eaten in times. His abdomen stabs and twists inside, pleading for a meal, but Matt won’t give in. The hunger clears his mind, maintains him sharp-and he must be as sharp as possible if he’s going to find out precisely how Tariq and his music group of high school bullies drove his sister, about The Artwork of Starving Maya, apart.

Matt’s hardworking mother keeps the kitchen crammed with food, but Matt may resist the siren call of casseroles and cookies because he has discovered something: the less he eats the greater he seems to have . powers. The ability to find things he shouldn’t be able to discover. The knack of tuning directly into thoughts right out of people’s mind. Maybe even the expert to bend period and space.

Just what exactly is lunch, actually, compared to the secrets from the universe?

Matt decides to infiltrate Tariq’s existence, then make use of his powers to uncover what happened to Maya. All he must do is keep carefully the craving for food and longing at bay. No issue. But Matt doesn’t realize there are numerous kinds of hunger…and he isn’t in control of most of them.

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