Break This House

Candice Iloh

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Dutton Books for Young Readers
07 June 2022

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Drama & performing (Children's&YA)

From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family's--and her home town's--secrets.

From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family's-and her home town's-secrets.

Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she's moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah's new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home.

By: Candice Iloh
Imprint: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780525556237
ISBN 10: 0525556230
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 07 June 2022
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Candice Iloh is a first-generation Nigerian American writer whose books center home. They are from the Midwest by way of Washington, DC, and Brooklyn, New York. They are a proud alumna of the Rhode Island Writers Colony, and their work has earned fellowships from Lambda Literary, VONA, and Kimbilio Fiction and a residency with Hi-ARTS, where they debuted their first one-person show in 2018. Candice became a 2020 National Book Award Finalist and, in 2021, a Printz Award Honoree for their debut novel, Every Body Looking.Salt the Wateris their third novel.

Reviews for Break This House

A unique bildungsroman about growing up with an inconsistent and absent mother that is grounded in Iloh's expert craftsmanship for character and setting -SLJ, starred review Iloh's meditation on grief, individuals' capacity for change, and perseverance of family [is] a thought-provoking read. -Publishers Weekly Iloh's coming-of-age story deconstructs the tropes of Black familial life and shines a glaring light onto the importance of addressing trauma -Booklist A tender, poetic storyabout what it's like to experience loss and learn to continue living anyway. -Book Page