Me: Moth

Native American and Indigenous Peoples

Me: Moth

By Amber McBride

Book summary from publisher:

 A debut YA novel-in-verse.

Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted.

Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he’ll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones.

Moth and Sani take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors. The way each moves forward is surprising, powerful, and unforgettable.

Here is an exquisite and uplifting novel about identity, first love, and the ways that our memories and our roots steer us through the universe. 

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Published: August 17, 2021 by Feiwel and Friends

ISBN: 9781250780362 (ISBN10: 1250780365)

My Thoughts: 

Me:Moth was an interesting and moving read, uniquely succinct and surprising in its novel in verse format. This story ties together the lives of distraught and alienated teenagers Sani and Moth as they attempt to connect and heal from their individual and generational traumas. It winds together Navajo and Black stories of creation, survival, and perseverance as Moth and Sani wind their way across the US in search of home. 

This book is a good choice for high school students and mature middle school students. It is a unique and moving addition to a poetry or novels in verse collection.