National Book Award Finalist   •   LA Times Book Award Winner   •   Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award Winner
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Amber McBride
Award Winning Author, Poet & Folklorist

Reviewers of McBride’s work have said:

“On every page, Amber McBride builds layer upon layer of meaning.”—NPR

“An especially timely read at a moment when Black history is being systematically erased in certain parts of our country.”—New York Times

“McBride is an absolute must-read author.” — Buzzfeed

“There is nothing quite like it.” — BookPage, starred review

“This novel is hauntingly romantic.” —Booklist, starred review

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Coming October 2025

For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and If I Stay, a hauntingly beautiful, ultimately hopeful novel-in-verse about a girl in between life and death, by National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride.

“Intimate and Astonishing.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times Bestselling Author

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TIME Magazine Best Children’s Book of the Year

A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path.

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