{"product_id":"pet-akwaeke-emezi-paperback","title":"Pet -- Akwaeke Emezi, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times - Time - Buzzfeed - \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Public Library\u003ci\u003e - Publishers Weekly - School Library Journal -\u003c\/i\u003e A\u003ci\u003e KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY\u003ci\u003e\n\n\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nA 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere 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\u003ci\u003e--How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] beautiful, genre-expanding debut\" \u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The word hype was invented to describe books like this.\u003ci\u003e\" -Refinery29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Akwaeke Emezi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.6\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593175446\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019146936474,"sku":"9780593175446","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9780593175446_c096a547-eacb-4a9f-8ce2-76ec498c6d1b.jpg?v=1774814415","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/pet-akwaeke-emezi-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}