The Night Hunger

by Alan Gibbons

The Night Hunger Began... and the dreams.Ever since strange, sexy Beth sank her teeth into him, John's had the hunger... and it's growing. He wants food. He wants meat - raw meat. He want to be out in the woods, under the moon - hunting. Can John control the beast inside, before it controls him?

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Alan Gibbons is an author of children's books and a Blue Peter Book Award. He currently lives in Liverpool, England, where he used to teach in a primary school. His father was a farm laborer, but was hurt in an accident when Alan was eight years old. The family had to move to Crewe, Cheshire where Alan experienced bullying for the first time. He began to write for his pupils as a teacher, but never tried to get any of his work published.

Gibbons trained to be a teacher in his mid-thirties and starting writing short stories for his students. Later, he began to write professionally. In 2000, he won the Blue Peter Book Award in the category "The Book I Couldn't Put Down" category for Shadow of the Minotaur. He was a judge for the 2001 Blue Peter Book Awards. He was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2001 and 2003 and shortlisted twice for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. He has also won the Leicester Book of the Year, the Stockport Book Award, the Angus Book Award, the Catalyst Award, the Birmingham Chills Award, the Salford Young Adult Book Award and the Salford Librarians' Special Award.

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been tasked with finding some creepy/horror books for year 10 with low reading abilities for an English teacher and I just wanted to quickly share the best one. Barrington Stoke as a publishers are really awesome at making books that are great for people with learning difficulties and Gibbons has written a brilliantly creepy story that is interesting and engaging enough for a 15 year old boy, whilst still being accessible for someone with a younger reading age. I would highly recommend this book in particular, but also Barrington Stoke as a whole to help you with your age-appropriate/reading-age needs. 14+

[Evan Purcell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gibbons' simplified horror novellas don't have a lot to them, which is kind of their strength. The stories can just focus on the spooky situation, using easy-to-read prose that still sets the mood and draws in young readers through a narrator grappling with some supernatural problem. This one in particular follows a character's slow transformation into a monster. That's about it. Night, Hunger is short, to-the-point, and satisfying.

[Ezra Chandler · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.3 stars

[Leila Osman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the night hunger was really good its very scary but not like when you get nightmares scary just thrilling at the moment you read it

[Claude's Bookzone · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 Stars

[Louise · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good short read.

[Grace · Rating 1 out of 5]

IT IS A BOOK SO IT WAS NOT THAT GOOD