The Hunger

But Paula goes too far, and starves herself to the point of serious illness. Suddenly she is transported through time to her grandmother's Armenian past, where she finds eerie parallels to her own life. The reality of the Armenian tragedy forces Paula to realize that there are many things worse than imperfection.

This reissue of the acclaimed YA hit explores such heavy issues as anorexia and historical genocides in a very real, but very sensitive way.

Boardwalk Books, acquired by Dundurn in 1995, is our young adult imprint. Classic titles -- such as Escape by Mary Beacock Fryer -- provided the foundation for this successful line of books, which now includes the critically acclaimed The Hunger by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and Out of the Ashes by Valerie Sherrard. Boardwalk has become synonymous with quality fiction, bringing strong stories and fascinating characters to young readers.