From Printz honoree and National Book Award Finalist Candice Iloh, a prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her familys–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 shes moved on to bigger andbetterthings. She thinks she’s finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminahs 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.

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.

• Publisher:Dutton Books for Young Readers (May 24, 2022)
• Language: English
• Hardcover:224 pages
• ISBN-10:0525556230
• ISBN-13:9780525556237
• Reading age:14 years and up
• Grade level:9 – 7
• Item Weight:12.7 ounces
• Dimensions:5.5 x 0.56 x 8.25 inches