Dispossessed

by Piper Mejia

Nobody likes you when you're the ugly new kid. A hoodie and a new foster home won't hide the creeping dread that you are dangerous. So, when you're offered the chance to meet a grandfather you never knew, you jump on a plane to the bush-covered mountains of New Zealand. Slate longs for a home when he finds himself living among an ancient race masquerading as travelling performers. Dispossessed and disillusioned, Slate fears being trapped in a life hiding from the world; one his own father had to run from. However, the decision to stay or leave is taken from him when he is held captive by hunters on the trail of the ultimate game trophy. Tortured and alone, Slate fears that the only way to escape is to become the monster he never wanted to be.

252 pages, Paperback

Published April 15, 2021

Reviews

[E.F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A character-driven fantasy, this debut YA novel from Piper Mejia centers otherness in a carefully constructed world. Full review published at Monster Librarian: https://www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheC...

[A.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story gets off to a cracking start. Piper Mejia's characters jump out of the page as realistic portrayals of teenagers. But what makes it extra special is the way that she plays with the idea of the "monster" as a theme for "otherness."

There are a lot of themes in here of family and belonging, and *not* belonging, that absolutely resonate. As well as a fun tale of danger that kept me hooked until the end.