![]() It also begs discussion.įirst of all, I think PET sings in areas other than plot, and deserves discussion at the Newbery table for those aspects. While it’s hard to categorize, the story - like many a dystopia - has an emphasis on the importance of memory, as well as the primacy of perception. I thought the story was well-structured with an opening chapter that provides background on their utopian community and reveals that Jam is transgendered (and accepted) a pivotal middle chapter, which lines up the suspects and a more traditional build up towards a climax (however brutal) and resolution with more action than earlier in the book. The story also has a large dose of interior monologue at the same time, I struggled with knowing whether the once/current selectively mute protagonist Jam was speaking or signing (though I did like her family’s African diaspora infused chatter). It may be playing with gender conventions, but kids picking it up and expecting a rainbows and unicorns read are in for a shock. It also has a fabulous shiny, pink cover (see the opening post). It is written in a spare, poetic style and is short in length by today’s standards. ![]() For me, this literary book begs the question of audience. ![]()
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