![]() ![]() “The creature sighed and rustled its fur a little. ![]() The truth is, there aren’t any known monsters in Lucille, but Jam and Pet (the painting creature) set out to unearth an unknown monster and bring him to justice. But when a frightening creature comes to life from one of her mother’s paintings, it tells Jam that it has come to hunt a monster after doing some research Jam learns that monsters can look like any one of us and hide in plain sight. Following a major revolution, it is now a peaceful place where everyone is treated equally, safety is a certainty, and monsters no longer exist. In the novel, Jam lives in a futuristic city called Lucille. I’d like to put some books on your radar that might have slipped by you, including Akwaeke Emezi’s Pet, a prize-nominated MG/YA future-set fantasy book. One of the things I’m doing to try to show my support and (hopefully) affect a change is to increase the number of Black authors whose work I’m buying, reading, and promoting through my book accounts. Black lives matter! If you haven’t yet, check out this post where I’ve rounded up and explained a number of ways to help the movement, or just go straight here to do your part. ![]()
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