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Pet

by Akwaeke Emezi
Pet

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ISBN13: 9780593175446
ISBN10: 0593175441
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Now in paperback, the National Book Award finalist and genre-defying novel by award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi 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?

Acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi makes their riveting and timely young adult debut with a book that asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial. Refinery29 proclaims, The word hype was invented to describe books like this.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

[A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut.... Pet is a nesting doll of creative possibilities. —The New York Times

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

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“This soaring novel shoots for the stars and explodes the sky with its bold brilliance.” Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

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“A compelling, nuanced tale that fans of speculative horror will quickly devour.” Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

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"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)

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“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)

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“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)

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"A unique science fiction tale." Essence

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"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

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"By far the most striking of the [National Book Award] finalists is Pet, a sinister morality tale by Akwaeke Emezi." The Wall Street Journalem>

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“Brilliant.” The Washington Post

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“With great tenderness, Pet questions a society silenced by denial.” Observer

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"A haunting and poetic work of speculative fiction." The Horn Book

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times - Time - Buzzfeed - NPR - New York Public Library - Publishers Weekly - School Library Journal

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.

A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut -The New York Times

The word hype was invented to describe books like this. -Refinery29

Synopsis

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times - Time - Buzzfeed - NPR - New York Public Library - Publishers Weekly - School Library Journal

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?

A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut --The New York Times

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.

The word hype was invented to describe books like this. -Refinery29


About the Author

Akwaeke Emezi is an honoree on the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 list, a long-list nominee for the Carnegie Medal of Excellence, and a short-list nominee for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. They continue to receive accolades for their adult debut, Freshwater, and their sophomore adult novel, The Death of Vivek Oji, which was an instant New York Times bestseller. Born in Umuhai and raised in Aba, Nigeria, Akwaeke holds two degrees, including an MPA from New York University, and lives in liminal spaces.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780593175446
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
01/19/2021
Publisher:
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
Pages:
224
Height:
.60IN
Width:
5.40IN
Age Range:
12 and up
Grade Range:
7 and up
Author:
Akwaeke Emezi

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