{"product_id":"hungered","title":"Hungered","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmanda Rizkalla\u003c\/b\u003e is a recent Steinbeck Fellow and Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellow. She has been a writer-in-residence at Ragdale, Hedgebrook, Djerassi, Mountain Words, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Monson Arts, and the Blue Mountain Center. After graduating from Stanford University, she received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was a Kemper Knapp Fellow. Her work has received support from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eStanford Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Summer 2026 Reading Recommendations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is difficult subject matter, told superbly, and offers much to discuss and ponder.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With spare, elegant prose, Rizkalla captures the world and its contradictions perfectly through Sofia's eyes. . . . Thoughtful and wise, \n\u003ci\u003eHungered\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and resonant read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rizkalla offers a well-written and haunting look into a childhood marked by instability. A heart-wrenching and powerful debut encapsulating the heaviness of class, race, and adolescence.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Told with raw emotion and unflinching honesty, Rizkalla's powerful debut captures the heartbreak of a family in crisis and the quiet resilience of a young girl who can't make sense of the world but still dares to dream.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eHungered\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartrending debut that transforms the invisible reality of housing insecurity into a story of profound humanity. Amanda Rizkalla has crafted a coming-of-age story that never romanticizes hardship, yet finds genuine beauty in small acts of grace and the irrepressible hope of childhood.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShilpi Somaya Gowda, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Great Country \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this impressive debut, Rizkalla magically gifts us Sofia, a fierce but vulnerable protagonist who serves as the glue in her disintegrating family. Rizkalla's narrator shines in these stunning vignettes that portray a family in crisis. As she navigates her landmine life and her own conflicted identity, Sofia sometimes takes charge and often takes risks--and you will cheer for her all the way.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSusan Muaddi Darraj, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBehind You is the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this captivating debut, Amanda Rizkalla presents the world as seen through the eyes of a young narrator grappling with the hard truths of a life filled with secrets, instability, and betrayal. Mixed in with these hard truths is the softness of adolescence, complete with first days of school, first friendships, and first crushes. At its core, \n\u003ci\u003eHungered\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of survival--how we survive our childhoods, how trauma survives across generations, and how one family learns to survive unimaginable circumstances. This is a novel to return to when you're searching for wonder in all the small places.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKai Harris, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Fireflies Knew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"On each page, Rizkalla's precise and tangible rendering of image, of hope like candy floss, of familial bonds and betrayal--each sentence--is an opening to stay. Readers will devour this world, easily.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Dantiel W. Moniz, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMilk Blood Heat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 55 (EAN 9781250420756, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250420756, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9781250420756, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250420756, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eRizkalla, Amanda\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmanda Rizkalla\u003c\/b\u003e is a recent Steinbeck Fellow and Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellow. 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