A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (English) Hardcover Book

Description: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. Shes always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, hes been cast from home. Hes found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Olis best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they havent been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart. Darcie Little Badger introduced herself to the world with Elatsoe. In A Snake Falls to Earth, she draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. It is not to be missed. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Darcie Little Badger is an Earth scientist, writer, and fan of the weird, beautiful, and haunting. She is an enrolled member of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. Her first novel, Elatsoe, was a National Indie Bestseller, named to over a dozen best-of-year lists, and called one of the Best 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time by Time. Review "Evokes the timeless feeling of listening to traditional oral storytelling."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)"Fun, imaginative, and deeply immersive, this story will be long in the minds of readers."-- Publishers Weekly (starred)"Magical, stunning, and wholly original."--Booklist (starred)"A highly descriptive story with open dialogue which absorbs the audience into its world, readers will become invested in reading until the very end."--School Library Connection"Both authentic and original. Strong, subtle worldbuilding allows readers to immerse themselves in Ninas near future world of increased climate change and advanced social media technology and in Olis magical world of spirits, monsters, and old stories come to life." --The Hub (a YALSA Blog)"Draws on her scientific training and tribal storytelling to weave a spellbinding tale." -- Texas Monthly"Her work is magical for all ages."--Den of Geek"If Elatsoe was a ten out of ten, then A Snake Falls to Earth is a solid 11. This book could have been twice as long and I still would have begged for more. Although aimed at a young-adult audience, it has the kind of easy appeal and heartfelt tone that will entice younger kids and older adults as well. Anyone reading or buying YA needs to add this to their shelves immediately." -- Locus"Little Badgers new genre-bending narrative draws on her heritage and the tradition of story-telling that has informed her worldview."--TIME"Themes of magic, family, asexuality, and traditional storytelling dominate in Lipan Apache author Darcie Little Badgers delightful and uplifting second YA novel. A Lipan girl named Nina collides with Oli who is from the land of spirits and monsters. But some people will do anything to keep them apart. This is a wholesome, elegantly written read guaranteed to warm your heart!" -- Autostraddle"This is a delightful and imaginative novel with alternating protagonists. One is Nina, a teenager trying to translate a story told by her great-great-grandmother in her native Athabaskan language, Lipan. The other is Oli, a cottonmouth snake with the ability to shapeshift, who is learning to find his way after being pushed from the nest. Climate change features, informed by the authors geoscience degree and PhD in oceanography. Another theme is linguistic diversity and the crucial role of storytelling in keeping cultures alive. A Snake Falls to Earth is also very much a story of friendship."--Five Books"Though the stakes are high, Little Badger takes time to explore the ways that other species and cultures move through space and time, and what is lost when those ways of seeing disappear." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune"Undeniably charming. There is no pretension in the writing, no forced attempts at being on trend, and yet it is completely relevant--whether it is that certain characters are asexual, or use the pronoun they, or the power of the internet, or whether it is the frightening, timely talk of rapid climate change and how it effects more lives than just those of humans, whether it is to remind us that our longevity as humans is intertwined with that of other species, and with that of the earth, or whether it is to remind us of what is most important, the one thing that may save us all--the power of stories, and community."--Tor.com Review Quote "Undeniably charming. There is no pretension in the writing, no forced attempts at being on trend, and yet it is completely relevant-whether it is that certain characters are asexual, or use the pronoun they, or the power of the internet, or whether it is the frightening, timely talk of rapid climate change and how it effects more lives than just those of humans, whether it is to remind us that our longevity as humans is intertwined with that of other species, and with that of the earth, or whether it is to remind us of what is most important, the one thing that may save us all-the power of stories, and community."-Tor.com, Details ISBN1646140923 Author Darcie Little Badger Publisher Levine Querido Language English ISBN-10 1646140923 ISBN-13 9781646140923 Format Hardcover Imprint Levine Querido Pages 384 Country of Publication United States Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-01-03 AU Release Date 2022-01-03 NZ Release Date 2022-01-03 US Release Date 2022-01-03 UK Release Date 2022-01-03 Audience Age 12-18 DEWEY 813.6 Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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