Originally from everywhere, Amber was born in Heidelberg, Germany and spent the first 18 years of her life living in several different states. Her poetry has appeared in various literary magazines including Ploughshares, Provincetown Arts, DecomP, The Cincinnati Review, The Rumpus and others. It’s an exquisite and uplifting novel about identity, first love, and the ways that our memories and our roots steer us through the universe.Īmber is also a poet. Her debut YA novel-in-verse, Me (Moth), is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. She has also taught English Composition, English Literature and Poetry Composition at James Madison University, Strayer University and Northern Virginia Community College.Īmber is the former media assistant at The Furious Flower Poetry Center where she worked putting together programs and readings to honor African American poets and writers including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison and Nikki Giovanni.

She received her BA in English from James Madison University in 2010 and acquired her MFA in Poetry from Emerson College in 2012. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.Amber McBride is currently an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. The book, Me (Moth) ISBN# 9781250780362 in Hardcover by Amber McBride may be ordered in bulk quantities. 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. The way each moves forward is surprising, powerful, and unforgettable.

Moth and Sani take a road trip that has them chasing ghosts and searching for ancestors. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he'll be able to understand his ongoing depression. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATUREĪ debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path.

Me moth by amber mcbride