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Published
2021
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
20,734
Section
Young Adult

Me (Moth)

Amber McBride

After a car accident killed her family, Moth, a Black dancer living with her aunt, meets Sani, a Navajo boy struggling with depression. The two set out on a road trip toward his father on the Navajo Nation, searching for their roots.

  • National Book Award Finalist 2021
  • Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award for New Talent 2022
  • William C. Morris Award Finalist 2022
  • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2022
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Themes

IdentityCultural heritageGrief & lossMental healthFriendship

Mood

Feels emotional, reflective, hopeful.

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