“Arnold’s funny and touching second novel is about many things: making peace with the past; the families we create; abstract painting; and what it means to be a ‘genuine heart-thinker’ . . . Arnold has a talent for stringing together words in just the right, jumbled order. His sentences are arrows.”—The New York Times Book Review
“[In] David Arnold’s follow-up to last year’s wonderful Mosquitoland . . . Arnold continues to show mastery in crafting relatable teens struggling with dark circumstances . . . They’re a highly enjoyable bunch of outsiders.”—USA Today
“Funny, sweet, utterly heart-wrenching.”—Entertainment Weekly
“A gorgeous, insightful, big-hearted joy of a book. Kids of Appetite made me fall in love with the world a little bit more.”—Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything
“Kids of Appetite is one of the most honest, emotional, human books I have ever read. You will feel it. This one’s a life-changer.”—Becky Albertalli, Morris Award–winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
“Raw, honest, and incredibly affecting.”—Bustle
“[A] gorgeously written book whose characters will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.”—BuzzFeed
“Passion, honesty and energy radiate off every page of this memorable book.”—Justine
“Showcases a memorable cast of outsiders carving out space for themselves . . . Arnold writes with a Hinton-esque depth and rawness.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Luminous and deeply affecting . . . Beautifully written with compelling voices, evocative allusions and metaphors, and pithy aphorisms, this offers the sentimental cleansing (the kind that comes with tears) that books do best, admirably living up to Mad’s own favorite book, The Outsiders, in its path through tragedy to blessing.”—BCCB, starred review
“Spot-on pacing and lovely wordsmithing. Sophisticated teen readers will love this.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Arnold’s prose is sharp and observant, his pacing restrained, revealing each character’s backstory gradually while also setting up a murder investigation that keeps readers guessing until the second it doesn’t. Vic constantly refers to life revelations from his father, including the idea of “simultaneous extreme opposites”—a concept that, given all the laugh-cries to be had in his emotionally well-wrought novel, Arnold motherfrakking nails.”—The Horn Book
“Arnold offers a heartfelt tale that entwines ferocity with quirk, loss with first love, and beauty with asymmetry . . . Philosophical teens drawn to themes of belonging will revel in his latest.”—Booklist
“This literary novel will satisfy teens looking for a quirky read . . . The writing is lush and lovely.”—School Library Journal
“Arnold gives the reader a complex plot that incorporates many of the complexities of life. The diverse group of characters substantiates the culmination of the plot and the police investigation.”—VOYA
“With Kids of Appetite, [Arnold] brings the same intense emotion and stunning prose that made Mosquitoland such a perfect book, and takes on some bigger challenges.”—Book Riot
