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Break This House

By Candice Iloh

By Candice Iloh

By Candice Iloh

By Candice Iloh

By Candice Iloh
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By Candice Iloh
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May 24, 2022 | ISBN 9780525556237 | Young Adult

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May 24, 2022 | ISBN 9780525556244 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $20.00

May 24, 2022 | 428 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Break This House

    From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family’s—and her home town’s—secrets.

    Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she’s moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she’s finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah’s new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents’ divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home.

    About Break This House

    From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family’s—and her home town’s—secrets.

    Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she’s moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she’s finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah’s new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents’ divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home.

    About Break This House

    From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family’s—and her home town’s—secrets.

    Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she’s moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she’s finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah’s new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents’ divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home.

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    About Candice Iloh

    Candice Iloh is a first generation Nigerian-American writer, teaching artist, and youth educator. They are a graduate of Howard University and hold an MFA in writing from Lesley University. Their work has earned fellowships from Lambda Literary and VONA among… More about Candice Iloh

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    About Candice Iloh

    Candice Iloh is a first generation Nigerian-American writer, teaching artist, and youth educator. They are a graduate of Howard University and hold an MFA in writing from Lesley University. Their work has earned fellowships from Lambda Literary and VONA among… More about Candice Iloh

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    May 24, 2022 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780525556237

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    May 24, 2022 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780525556244

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 24, 2022 | 428 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593590782

    Praise

    “Iloh’s meditation on grief, individuals’ capacity for change, and perseverance of family [is] a thought-provoking read.”—Publishers Weekly

    “Iloh’s coming-of-age story deconstructs the tropes of Black familial life and shines a glaring light onto the importance of addressing trauma”—Booklist

    “A tender, poetic storyabout what it’s like to experience loss and learn to cintinue living anyway.”—Book Page

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