Pet
PetAkwaeke EmeziPet, book 1
Characters in Pet
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Jam
A fifteen-year-old Black trans girl who is selectively nonverbal and mostly communicates in sign language; she calls Pet out of her mother's painting.
Supporting characters
Redemption
Jam's best friend, a boxer whose household includes three parents, one of whom is non-binary.
Pet
A creature of horns, colors and claws that emerges from one of Bitter's paintings and a drop of Jam's blood, and has come to hunt a monster.
Bitter
Jam's mother, a painter who took part in the revolution that rid Lucille of its monsters.
Aloe
Jam's father, a paramedic whose anxiety about the past makes him fiercely protective.
Ube
The town librarian of Lucille, a wheelchair user known for her wisdom.