Plums For Months Av Zaji Cox

<p><b><span>"</span><span>A poetic lovesong as big as the cosmos." </span></b><span>—</span><span>Lidia Yuknavitch</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>As a neurodivergent child in a hundred-year-old house, Zaji Cox collects grammar books, second-hand toys, and sightings of feral cats. She dances and cartwheels through self-discovery and doubt, guided by her big sister and their devoted single mother. Through short essays that evoke the abundant imagination of childhood, <i>Plums for Months</i> explores the challenges of growing up mixed race and low-income on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon.</span><span></span></p>