Pet

A young transgender girl brings to life a creature from one of her mother's paintings who is intent on tracking down a paedophile whose actions have yet to be uncovered

Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look?

There are no monsters any more, or so the children in the city of Lucille have been taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their lives. But when Jam meets Pet she begins to question what she's been told. Pet has come to hunt the evil lurking in Redemption's house.

NOTE : Published in the US under the title 'Make Me A World.'

NOTE: The creature awakened by Jam has come to hunt a 'monster' and it transpires that Jam's best friend's young brother (aged seven) has been subject to abuse by a trusted uncle (the nature of this is not described) We have classified this as older teen due to these plot themes but the language level means it could easily be read by capable younger teens.

NOTE: Carnegie Medal Longlist 2021

• Longlisted - Carnegie Medal 2021

The creature awakened by Jam has come to hunt a 'monster' and it transpires that Jam's best friend's young brother (aged seven)