“The word hype was invented to describe books like this.” – Refinery29 “A unique science fiction tale.” – Essence “With great tenderness, Pet questions a society silenced by denial.” – Observer “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 “This soaring novel shoots for the stars and explodes the sky with its bold brilliance.” - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “A compelling, nuanced tale that fans of speculative horror will quickly devour.” -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “A riveting and important read that couldn’t be more well timed to our society’s struggles with its own monsters. “Like 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
Make Me a World/Random House Children's Books (US) įinalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature 2019Ī New York Times Best Book of the Year A Time Best Book of the Year An NPR Favorite Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year Stonewall Book Award Winner Order PET from: Indiebound | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Foyles | Waterstones In their riveting and timely young adult debut, acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also uncover the truth, and the answer to the question- How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist? Pet has come to hunt a monster-and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. 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. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER WALTER DEAN MYERS HONOR BOOK
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