What Big Teeth
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 First edition | |
| Author | Rose Szabo |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Jasika Nicole |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Published | 2021 |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback), ebook, audiobook |
| Pages | 400 pages |
| ISBN | 0374314306 First edition hardback |
| OCLC | 1159839519 |
What Big Teeth is a 2021 young adult gothic dark fantasy novel by Rose Szabo and marks their[1] debut novel.
Eleanor has spent most of her life at boarding school but has returned home after she was involved with an incident that may be related to a vague memory from her past. While she cannot relate with her strange family, Eleanor also seeks to hold them together as best as possible. This requires her to not only come to terms with and accept her family, but also the secrets hiding within herself.
Development
Szabo chose to leave the description of the changing from human to wolf form undescribed, as they view ambiguity as "the friend of the monster". In an interview with Tor Nightfire they stated that "a monster is a person where a person should not be" and that "That process–of being startled to encounter a person where you expected none–is one that I think can be liberating, as much as it is terrifying."[2]
Release
What Big Teeth was first published in the United States on February 2, 2021, through Farrar, Straus and Giroux in both hardback and ebook formats.[3] An audiobook adaptation narrated by Jasika Nicole was published through Macmillan Audio.[4]