Me (Moth) Summary
Amber McBride

Me (Moth) Overview

Amber McBride's Me (Moth) is a novel written in verse. When first person narrator Moth's family dies in a car accident, she struggles to stay alive. Living with her Aunt Jack in Virginia, Moth feels isolated and alone. Meeting the new boy at school, Sani, alters her perspective. When summer starts, the new friends decide to drive cross country together. Their trip complicates their understanding of themselves, their relationship, and their ancestral pasts. The novel explores themes including loss, loneliness, and belonging.