Pet (Paperback)
A 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.
National Book Award Finalist
Stonewall Book Award Winner
One of Time Magazine's 100 Best YA Books of all Time
Target age group 12 and up
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.
National Book Award Finalist
Stonewall Book Award Winner
One of Time Magazine's 100 Best YA Books of all Time
Target age group 12 and up
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CategoryYoung Adult Fiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6+
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1People & Places
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Theme 2Science Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeLGBTQ+
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AwardsNational Book Award - Finalist; Stonewall Honor Book; The Walter
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AuthorEmezi, Akwaeke
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Lexile Level820
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AR Level5.7
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherRandom House, Inc.
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Publication Date1/19/2021
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Pages224
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Dimensions0.6 H × 8.2 L × 5.4 W
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Case Qty89
