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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, the award-winning debut novel from Jas Hammonds exploring the ways 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 f

We Deserve Monuments

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      Publisher Roaring Brook Press
      Published 5 December 2022
      ISBN-13 9781250816559
      978-1250816559
      ISBN-10 1250816556

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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, the award-winning debut novel from Jas Hammonds exploring the ways 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 f

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