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Jan 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780593175446 | Young Adult Buy
Sep 10, 2019 | ISBN 9780525647072 | Young Adult Buy
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Sep 10, 2019 | ISBN 9780525647096 | Young Adult Buy
Sep 10, 2019 | 330 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
Sep 10, 2019 | 334 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Jan 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780593175446 | Young Adult
Sep 10, 2019 | ISBN 9780525647072 | Young Adult
Sep 10, 2019 | ISBN 9780525647089 | Young Adult
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Sep 10, 2019 | ISBN 9780593153994 | Young Adult
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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIMENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times • Time • Buzzfeed • NPR • New York Public Library • Publishers Weekly • School Library JournalA genre-defying novel from the award-winning author NPR describes as “like [Madeline] L’Engle…glorious.” A singular book that explores themes of identity and justice. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look?There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother’s paintings and a drop of Jam’s blood, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question–How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?A riveting and timely young adult debut novel that asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial. “[A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut” –The New York Times“The word hype was invented to describe books like this.” –Refinery29
Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look?There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother’s paintings and a drop of Jam’s blood, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question–How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?In their riveting and timely young adult debut, acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial.
National Book Award FinalistStonewall Book Award Winner“[A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut…Pet is a nesting doll of creative possibilities.” (The New York Times)The award-winning, genre-defying novel by the New York Times best-selling author of The Death of Vivek Oji that explores themes of identity and justice and asks: How do you share the truth when the world around you is in denial?Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look? There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with the lesson that the city is safe for everyone. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature who some might call monstrous but, in reality, is anything but, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Pet has emerged from one of her mother’s paintings to hunt a true monster – and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. No one has encountered monsters in years, though, and Jam’s quest to protect her best friend and uncover the truth is met with doubt and disbelief. This award-winning novel from a rising-star author asks: What really makes a monster, and how do you save the world from something if no one will admit it exists? Stonewall Honor BookWalter Dean Myers Honor Book“Like [Madeleine] L’Engle, Akwaeke Emezi asks questions of good and evil and agency, all wrapped up in the terrifying and glorious spectacle of fantastical theology.” (NPR)
Akwaeke Emezi (they/them) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize; Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature; and Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book… More about Akwaeke Emezi
“A unique science fiction tale.” –Essence“Brilliant.” –The Washington Post“With great tenderness, Pet questions a society silenced by denial.” –Observer“By far the most striking of the [National Book Award] finalists is PET, a sinister morality tale by Akwaeke Emezi.” –The Wall Street Journal “A riveting and timely work answering the questions about how you go about the world when the world around you is in denial.” –Out Magazine“This soaring novel shoots for the stars and explodes the sky with its bold brilliance.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review“A compelling, nuanced tale that fans of speculative horror will quickly devour.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review“A riveting and important read that couldn’t be more well timed to our society’s struggles with its own monsters.“ —School Library Journal, Starred Review“Jam is also notable as a Black, trans protagonist in this important narrative that teens will want to read to gain some perspective on the modern political environment.” —The Bulletin, Starred Review“Emezi’s characters are diverse in race, physical ability and especially gender…. Readers might see in Jam’s surroundings a version of a world that they, like Jam, might choose to fight for.” —BookPage, Starred Review“A haunting and poetic work of speculative fiction.” —The Horn Book
Connecticut Nutmeg Children’s Book Award NOMINEE 2021
Maine Student Book Award NOMINEE 2020
Chicago Public Library Best Books SELECTION 2019
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults SELECTION 2020
National Book Award for Young People’s Literature FINALIST 2019
Stonewall Book Award HONOR 2020
Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award HONOR 2020
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