Saints of the Household

SAINTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD us a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town -- beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer -- that will take your breath away.

Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to stick to a schedule and keep their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct takes over and they intervene, breaking up a fight and beating their high school's star soccer player to a pulp.

This act of violence threatens the brothers' dreams for the future and their beliefs about who they are. As the true details of that fateful afternoon unfold over the course of the novel, Max and Jay grapple with the weight of their actions, their shifting relationship as brothers, and the realization that they may be more like their father than they thought.

They'll have to reach back to their Bribri roots to find their way forward. Told in alternating points of view using vignettes and poems, debut author Ari Tison crafts an emotional, slow-burning drama about brotherhood, abuse, recovery, and doing the right thing.

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award
Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Adult Literature

Target age group 14-18
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    • ISBN-13
      9780374389499
    • Weight
      0.85 lbs
    • ISBN-10
      0374389497
    • Item #
      67038
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
  • Age Group
    15 and UP
  • Grade Level
    9+
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Theme 1
    Social, Personal & Family Topics
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    Prejudice & Racism
  • Awards
    Pura Belpre Award
  • Author
    Tison, Ari
  • Lexile Level
    680 HL
  • AR Level
    4.5
  • Publisher
    Farrar Straus & Giroux
  • Publication Date
    3/28/2023
  • Pages
    320
  • Dimensions
    1.18 H × 8.65 L × 5.59 W
  • Case Qty
    22

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