![]() ![]() ![]() This timely and riveting novel-a companion to the National Book Award finalist Pet-explores the power of youth, protest, and art. And if she does find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost? ![]() Pulled between old friendships, her artistic passion, and a new romance, Bitter isn’t sure where she belongs-in the studio or in the streets. The writer and video artist Akwaeke Emezi, who was born in Nigeria and lives in New Orleans, burst into the literary world with their 2018 debut Freshwater, which mixes Igbo ontology, perspective. but her friends aren’t willing to settle for a world that’s so far away from what they deserve. ![]() But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille.īitter’s instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus. From National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution-and how youth lead the way.Īfter a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. In Akwaeke Emezi’s beautiful, genre-expanding debut young adult novel, PET (203 pp., Make Me a World, 17.99 ages 12 and up) a finalist for a National Book Award the lines serve as both a. ![]()
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