A Snake Falls to Earth
Levine Querido c/o Chronicle Books · Hardcover · November 23, 2021
NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this breathaking work of Indigenous futurism, Darcie Little Badger weaves an unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family.
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- Who it’s for
- For when you want myth, atmosphere, and a story that moves like a serpent through water.
- Genres
- Indigenous Voices for Teens, Magical Realism for Teens, YA Fantasy
- Published
- Levine Querido c/o Chronicle Books, November 23, 2021
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this breathaking work of Indigenous futurism, Darcie Little Badger weaves an unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She’s 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, he’s been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake.
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Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli’s best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven’t been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart. BEST OF THE YEAR Minneapolis Star Tribune • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus • Apple Books • New York Public Library • Chicago Public Library • Autostraddle AWARDS NEBULA AWARD WINNER NEWBERY AWARD HONOR AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH LITERATURE AWARD HONOR NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST P R A I S E “A spellbinding tale.” —Texas Monthly “Genre-bending.”—TIME “Undeniably charming.”—Tor.com ★ “Evokes the timeless feeling of listening to traditional oral storytelling.”—Kirkus (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 which absorbs the audience into its world, readers will become invested in reading until the very end."—School Library Connection
Mythic Drift
For when you want myth, atmosphere, and a story that moves like a serpent through water.
Come here for
- mythic creature energy
- fairy-tale texture with YA fantasy sweep
Expect
- lush, folkloric feel
- a sustained narrative read
Where it sits
| Magical Realism for Teens | 39% |
|---|---|
| Indigenous Voices for Teens | 30% |
| YA Fantasy | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Fantasy
- Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens
- Native American YA
- Authors
- Darcie Little Badger
- Publisher
- Levine Querido c/o Chronicle Books
- Published
- November 23, 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- YA Fantasy