![]() ![]() ![]() Written in verse, this novel is hauntingly romantic, refusing to be rushed or put down without deep contemplation of what it means to accept the tragedies of our lives and to reckon with the ways we metamorphosize as a result of them." - Booklist, starred review ![]() "McBride artfully weaves Black Southern Hoodoo traditions with those of the Navajo/Diné people, creating a beautiful and cross-cultural reverence for the earth, its inhabitants, and our ancestors. Fans of Jacqueline Woodson won’t be able to put this one down."- School Library Journal, starred review The story builds softly and subtly to a perfect, bittersweet ending. Each free verse poem is tightly composed, leading into the next for a poignant and richly layered narrative. "This searing debut novel-in-verse is told from the perspective of Moth, a Black teen whose life changed forever the day a car crash killed her family. People magazine's Best Children's Books of 2021 ![]() Morris YA Debut Award FinalistĪ School Library Journal Best Book of 2021Ī Time Magazine Best Children's Book of 2021 FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATUREĢ022 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent WinnerĪ 2022 Willam C. ![]()
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