How do we protect the children if we don't believe they're being hurt? This question lingers in my mind when reading PET, a dark YA set in fantasyland that follows two best friends and their quest to hunt monsters with the help of a fantastical creature. PET is a light world-building since it's categorized as a middle-grade story. Regardless, I adore the message of giving young readers the courage to confront injustice and the themes of exposing the hypocrisy of adults living in denial about monsters around us. PET is a short yet powerful read I recommend to readers of all ages, and my favorite Emezi so far.