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We deserve monuments  Cover Image Book Book

We deserve monuments / Jas Hammonds.

Hammonds, Jas, (author.).

Summary:

"When seventeen-year-old Avery moves to rural Georgia to live with her ailing grandmother, she encounters decades-old family secrets and a mystery surrounding the town's racist past"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250816559
  • Physical Description: 375 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 14-18. Roaring Brook Press.
Grades 10-12. Roaring Brook Press.
Subject: Dysfunctional families > Juvenile fiction.
Family secrets > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians > Juvenile fiction.
Lesbians > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Georgia > Juvenile fiction.
Georgia > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > Fiction.
Family problems > Fiction.
Secrets > Fiction.
Secrets > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.
Lesbians > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Georgia > Fiction.
Georgia > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Upper Skagit Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Upper Skagit Library HAM 1015376 YA - Mystery & Thriller Available -

Jas Hammonds was raised in many cities and between the pages of many books. They have received support for their writing from Lambda Literary, Baldwin for the Arts, and the Highlights Foundation. They are also a grateful recipient of the MacDowell James Baldwin Fellowship. Their debut novel, We Deserve Monuments, won the 2023 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent, among many other accolades.


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