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Varela asks provocative questions about the shape of family and the nature of love

The root causes for these issues

Aya & Pete’s New York adventure is full of excitement—and a few unexpected surprises

author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns

Oreo Binding:Paperback Varela asks provocative questions aboutOreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with