November 18, 2021
2021-11-18T18:00:00
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6:00 PM, Arcata Library's YA Book Club, 'Pet' by Akwaeke Emezi (Zoom)
Thursday, November 18, 2021
How do you share the truth when the world is in denial? Forgetting is how monsters return. Jam and her best friend, Redemption - like all children in Lucille - have grown up with the assurance that the city is safe for everyone because monsters don't exist anymore. Then, Jam meets Pet, a creature that emerged from one of Jam's mother's paintings to hunt a true monster. Pet senses something ominous lurking in Redemption's house. Jam must reconsider her upbringing when she sees that Pet is anything but monstrous. No one, though, has encountered monsters in years, and doubt thwarts Jam's quest to protect her best friend and uncover the truth.
PET
by Akwaeke Emezi
A National Book Award Finalist.