We Deserve Monuments
Published on 5. December 2022
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-250-81655-9 (ISBN)
Description
Seventeen year old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she's uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. The tension between Avery's mum and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Every time Avery tries to look deeper, she's turned away, leaving her desperate to learn the secrets that split her family in two.
While tempers flare in her avoidant family, Avery finds friendship in unexpected places: in Simone Cole, her captivating next-door neighbour, and Jade Oliver, daughter of the town's most prominent family - whose mother's murder remains unsolved.
As the three girls grow closer - Avery and Simone's friendship blossoming into romance - the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious underneath. The racist history of Bardell, Georgia is rooted in Avery's family in ways she can't even imagine. With Mama Letty's health dwindling every day, Avery must decide if digging for the truth is worth toppling the delicate relationships she's built in Bardell - or if some things are better left buried.
While tempers flare in her avoidant family, Avery finds friendship in unexpected places: in Simone Cole, her captivating next-door neighbour, and Jade Oliver, daughter of the town's most prominent family - whose mother's murder remains unsolved.
As the three girls grow closer - Avery and Simone's friendship blossoming into romance - the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious underneath. The racist history of Bardell, Georgia is rooted in Avery's family in ways she can't even imagine. With Mama Letty's health dwindling every day, Avery must decide if digging for the truth is worth toppling the delicate relationships she's built in Bardell - or if some things are better left buried.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-81655-9 (9781250816559)
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Jas Hammonds was raised in many cities and in-between the pages of many books. They have received support for their writing from Lambda Literary, Sundress Academy of the Arts, and the Highlights Foundation. They are also a grateful recipient of a MacDowell James Baldwin Fellowship. We Deserve Monuments is their debut novel.