Skip to content

Starved (Starved #1)

by Anne McCoy

Summary

Managing a chronic illness like Type 1 Diabetes before the threat of an apocalypse sucked most of the time, but the rationing of food and medicine is quickly making it impossible. Fortunately, Lily’s favorite distraction, Ethan, has been hanging out with her brother more and more. Between visits, Lily finds security in being prepared for the virus and its continually reaching famine. She works in her garden, helps her chemist father create a machine to make insulin in their home and attempts to help her dad find a cure for the virus. But everything comes crashing down when her dad is deployed, and their rations are cut. When her carefully laid plans start unraveling, she’ll not only learn if she can survive, but discover if she has it in her to thrive.

Starved (Starved #1) thumbnail

Additional Information

Publication Year

2024

Diabetes Type(s)

  • > Type One

Age Group(s)

  • > Young Adult

Genre(s)

  • > Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic

Representation

T1D Main Character

External Links

© 2026 Concieved without a functioning pancreas by Kelsey Geller. Created with a functioning pancreas and ❤️ by Eric Wilhite.