Saints of the Household

Saints of the Household

by Tison, Ari

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Winner of the Pura Belpré and Walter Dean Myers Award, this haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small town - beautifully told by a debut Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican) poet and storyteller - explores brotherhood, abuse, recovery, and doing the right thing. 

Max and Jay depend on each other. Growing up in Minnesota with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned to protect themselves and their mom by keeping their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct takes over and they break up a fight, harming their school's star soccer player in the process. This act of violence threatens the brothers' dreams for the future. As the true details of that fateful afternoon unfold, Max and Jay grapple with the weight of their actions. They'll have to reach back to their Bribri roots to find their way forward. 

Told in alternating points of view, using vignettes and poems, debut author Ari Tison crafts an emotional, slow-burning drama that will take your breath away.
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