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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 mum by keeping their heads down. But when they hear a classmate in trouble in the woods, instinct...
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Saints of the Household
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.
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.
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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 mum 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.
Saints of the Household is a compelling story of brotherhood, cultural identity, and the resilience required to face the deepest challenges.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781250907004
Publisher: Palgrave USA
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 December 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Square Fish
DIMENSIONS
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Ari Tison is a Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican) American and African-descended poet and storyteller. Her poems and short works have been published in Yellow Medicine Review, The Under Review, Rock & Sling, and Poetry's first ever edition for children. She was the winner of the 2018 Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Award for a BIPOC writer with Lerner Publishing. She is the annual broadside editor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, where she gets to collaborate with the Minnesota Center for the Book Arts to bring incarcerated voices into the world. Saints of the Household is her debut novel. AriTison.com
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