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Year of Graduation
2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MFA: Children's Literature
Directing Professor
Dhonielle Clayton
Abstract
Creosote is a young adult fantasy novel braided with poetry, prose, and Spanish language that explores Latinx youths’ places in dystopian worlds. Decades after nuclear war has razed society in the southwestern United States, survivors live in pueblos built on water scarcity, community, and cultural legends. When teenagers Manu and Firelight learn that their pueblo is running out of water, they embark on a journey into the desert towards the mythical Great Wide Sea, an elusive, legendary ocean with the power to return water to their pueblo. But the journey through post-apocalyptic desert is anything but easy, and the two must confront their origins, their feelings towards each other, and the desert’s wild, hidden magic, if they hope to survive.
Recommended Citation
Becker, Amanda, "Creosote" (2025). Children's Literature (MFA) Theses, Hollins University. 19.
https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/mfatheses/19
Contact Information
beckerat@hollins.edu
Purpose Statement
The purpose of preserving this thesis document is to provide a definitive record of student progress upon completion of the degree. This text will not reflect any revisions to the manuscript made after degree completion. For the most current version of the work, please contact its author.