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We Deserve Monuments

by Jas Hammonds

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Book of the Day, NPR · December 15, 2022

'We Deserve Monuments' highlights a queer, Black love story amidst a family mystery

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A YA novel following high school senior Avery, who moves from Washington D.C. to her mom's small hometown in Georgia to be closer to her aging grandmother. Amidst grappling with a dark family secret and new surroundings, she falls in love with the girl next door — a queer, Black love story exploring themes of family and identity.

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