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Break This House

Candice Iloh

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English
Dutton Books for Young Readers
20 June 2023
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.

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Imprint:   Dutton Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 7mm
Weight:   198g
ISBN:   9780525556251
ISBN 10:   0525556257
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 14 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Candice Iloh is a first generation Nigerian-American writer, teaching artist, and youth educator. They are a graduate of Howard University and hold an MFA in writing from Lesley University. Their work has earned fellowships from Lambda Literary and VONA among many others. Their debut novel, Every Body Looking, was a finalist for the National Book Award and earned a Michael L. Printz Honor.

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


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