Pet
Published in 2019, Pet is a queer fantasy and trans fiction novel by Akwaeke Emezi and Carla Bataller Estruch. It deals with stonewall Book Awards, monsters, angels and families.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 47 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.
At about 208 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
About Pet
There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt a monster, and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question*--How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist? Acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi makes their riveting and timely young adult debut with a book that asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2020 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote Pet?
Pet was written by Akwaeke Emezi and Carla Bataller Estruch and first published in 2019.
What genre is Pet?
It is usually shelved as Queer Fantasy, Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction, LGBTQ+ Young Adult and Angel Fiction.
How long is Pet?
The median edition has 208 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Pet?
Readers who like it often enjoy Cemetery Boys, When the Moon Was Ours and The Knife of Never Letting Go.
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