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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.
After 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. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille.
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Bitterās instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus . . . butĀ herĀ friendsĀ arenātĀ willingĀ toĀ settleĀ forĀ aĀ worldĀ thatāsĀ soĀ far Ā away from what they deserve. Pulled between old friendships, her artistic passion, and a new romance, Bitter isnāt sure where sheĀ belongsāinĀ theĀ studioĀ orĀ inĀ theĀ streets.Ā AndĀ ifĀ sheĀ does Ā find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost?Ā
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ThisĀ timelyĀ andĀ rivetingĀ novelāaĀ companionĀ toĀ theĀ National Ā Book Award finalist Petāexplores the power of youth, protest, and art.
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AkwaekeĀ Emezi (they/them) is the author of Pet, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young Peopleās Literature, a Walter Honor Book and a Stonewall Honor Book; the New York Times bestseller The Death of Vivek Oji, which was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the PEN/Jean Stein Award;Freshwater, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fictionās First Novel Prize; and most recently, Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir. Their debut poetry collection, Content Warning: Everything, is forthcoming in 2022. Selected as a 5 Under 35 honoree by theĀ National Book Foundation, they are based in liminal spaces.