![]() ![]() ![]() With Mama Letty's health dwindling every day, Avery must decide if digging for the truth is worth toppling the delicate relationships she's built in Bardell-or if some things are better left buried.Įxclusive Excerpt on We Need Diverse BooksĬontent warnings: We Deserve Monuments contains depictions of racism, colorism, homophobia, non-consensual outing, abusive family dynamics, terminal illness, death, grief, alcoholism, drug use, murder (off-page), strong language, mentions of COVID and fatphobic comments. The racist history of Bardell, Georgia is rooted in Avery’s family in ways she can’t even imagine. While tempers flare in her avoidant family, Avery finds friendship in unexpected places: in Simone Cole, her captivating next-door neighbor, and Jade Oliver, daughter of the town’s most prominent family-whose mother’s murder remains unsolved.Īs the three girls grow closer-Avery and Simone’s friendship blossoming into romance-the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious underneath. Every time Avery tries to look deeper, she’s turned away, leaving her desperate to learn the secrets that split her family in two. The tension between Avery’s mom and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she's uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. What’s more important? Knowing the truth or keeping the peace? ![]()
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