75 pages • 2 hours read
Akwaeke EmeziPet
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Before You Read
Super Short Summary
In a utopian future where monsters—manifestations of systemic injustices—are believed eradicated, 15-year-old Black transgender girl Jam discovers a monstrous presence in her best friend's home when a creature named Pet emerges from her mother’s painting. Together, they confront hidden evils, challenging the community’s notion that they live in a world free from monsters. Depictions of child sexual and physical abuse.
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
Akwaeke Emezi's Pet garners praise for its imaginative world-building and impactful themes of justice and identity. The novel's unique narrative voice and representation of marginalized characters are highly lauded. Criticism includes a somewhat straightforward plot and underdeveloped secondary characters, but overall, it's celebrated as a thought-provoking, timely read.
Who Should Read Pet?
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi appeals to readers who appreciate young adult dystopian fiction with powerful social commentary and LGBTQ+ representation. Comparable to The Giver by Lois Lowry and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, it attracts those interested in challenging societal norms and exploring themes of identity and justice.
RecommendedReading Age
14-18yearsLexile Level
820LBook Details
Science-Fiction / Dystopian Fiction
Fantasy
African Literature
LGBTQ
Social Justice
Trauma / Abuse / Violence
Identity: Gender
Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice
Values/Ideas: Good & Evil