Akwaeke Emezi
1) Bitter
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Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille. Bitter’s instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus . . . but her friends aren’t willing to settle for...
2) Mascota
Author
Publisher
Crononauta
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
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En la ciudad de Lucille ya no queda ningún monstruo, o eso les enseñan a los niños. Jam ha crecido con esta lección. Pero cuando conoce a Mascota, una criatura hecha de cuernos y colores y garras que surge de uno de los cuadros de su madre y de una gota de sangre, la joven deberá reconsiderar todas sus creencias, porque Mascota ha venido a cazar un monstruo. Jam deberá luchar para proteger a sus seres queridos y descubrir la verdad,
...3) Pet
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster.