By akwaeke emezi

National Book Award Finalist - Walter Dean Myers Honor Book - Stonewall Honor Book - Otherwise Award Honor Book

There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in 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. Not 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?

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Make Me a World (Sept. 10 2019)
ISBN-13: 9780525647072
Product Dimensions: 14.48 x 2.03 x 21.59 cm