Amber McBride

A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he’ll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones. Moth and Sani take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors. The way each moves forward is surprising, powerful, and unforgettable. Here is an exquisite and uplifting novel about identity, first love, and the ways that our memories and our roots steer us through the universe.

Me (Moth)

Sarah Wood

Bluebeard dripped money, but he was hideous. He told his new wife not to open one door. Just like god told Adam and Eve not to eat one fruit. Being human, the wife opens the door & finds the bodies of his other wives, hanging & bloody. Most of the founding fathers were like that; they spoke of freedom but did not offer it to everyone. They had bodies in their closets. 

After church, Mama gathers roots & dirt. She stuffs every jar in her simple house with blood & fingernails & shed hair & forget-me-nots for when the days get long

After church, mama gathers roots & dirt. She stuffs every jar in her simple house with blood & fingernails & forget-me-nots for when the days get long. Forget-me-nots for when (night) wants more than you have to give 

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