02963cam a2200313 4500 859984283 TxAuBib 20230620120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250816566 1250816564 b3c88bc0-6e7c-4e96-ac81-dfac32e2e4cc OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6398322 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hammonds, Jas. We Deserve Monuments [Libby]. Roaring Brook Press, 2022. lgbtq+. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3786kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Mystery. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:"An absolute must read." —Buzzfeed "A gripping portrayal of the South's inherent racism and a love story for queer Black girls." —Teen Vogue Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a YA debut from Jas Hammonds that explores how racial violence can ripple down through generations. What's more important: Knowing the truth or keeping the peace? 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 mom 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 neighbor, 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. A School Library Journal Best Book of 2022. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-06-19 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b3c88bc0-6e7c-4e96-ac81-dfac32e2e4cc&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b3c88bc0-6e7c-4e96-ac81-dfac32e2e4cc&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)