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Me (Moth): (National Book Award Finalist)

by Amber McBride

Grief, roots, and the search for belonging

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Grief, roots, and the search for belonging

Written as a novel in verse, *Me (Moth)* brings together two teenagers looking toward the past as they try to make sense of the present. Moth is grieving the family she lost in an accident and feels uprooted while living with her aunt. Sani is searching for his own roots as he lives with ongoing depression. Their road trip, shaped by ghosts and ancestral history, connects questions of identity with memory, family, and first love. The book’s paired journeys give its exploration of belonging a shared focus: each teenager’s search for grounding is also tied to what they carry from those who came before.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in verse novels.
  • Readers drawn to stories about grief, identity, family history, and first love.
  • Readers interested in ghostly elements alongside a contemporary coming-of-age story.

Themes

Grief and lossIdentity and belongingAncestral roots and memoryDepressionFirst love

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Book overview

FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE

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.

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