We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire
$18.75
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2022
Summary
From the author of the acclaimed Blood Water Paint, a new contemporary YA novel in prose and verse about a girl struggling with guilt and a desire for revenge after her sister’s rapist escapes with no prison time.
Em Morales’s older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found the rapist guilty on all counts–a remarkable verdict that Em felt more than a little responsible for, since she was her sister’s strongest advocate on social media dur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780525556060 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0525556060 |
| Author: | Joy McCullough |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | E P Dutton & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 357g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 143mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“What is art if not a sword? With We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire, Joy McCullough wields and strikes her sharp-edged, finely honed blade. A fierce beauty.”—Elana K. Arnold, Printz Honoree and National Book Award Finalist
★”Intense, unrelenting, and inspiring.”—Kirkus, starred review
★”McCullough emphatically confronts the toll that sexual violence takes and deftly questions who gets to control history’s narrative.“—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★”McCullough borrows judiciously from the headlines, and readers will find her story all the more affecting because of its seemingly eternal relevance.“—Booklist, starred review
★”Unforgettable…. A must read.“—SLC, starred review
“A meditation on the power of uncovering past heroines, especially for young women who are looking for strength.“—Bitch Magazine
“Ferociously honest, unequivocally feminist…. Appreciators of Elana K. Arnold’s Red Hood or Courtney Summers’s Sadie should pick up this title immediately.“—Shelf Awareness
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2021
A Kirkus Best Book of 2021
About The Author
Joy McCullough
Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her family. She studied theater at Northwestern University, fell in love with her husband atop a Guatemalan volcano, and now spends her days surrounded by books and kids and chocolate.
Her debut novel, Blood Water Paint, was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award. Her debut picture book, Champ and Major, was a New York Times bestseller.
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