![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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.Īnd there are some who will kill to keep them apart. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. A Snake Falls to Earth Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) With a basis in Apache stories, this sharply told speculative novel by Little Badger is a smartly intertwined, shifting-perspective story about two characters in worlds that diverged thousands of years ago: Earth-dwelling Nina, who is nine, and shape-shifting, Reflecting World. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Like all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from home. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. She’s always felt there was something more out there. Darcie Little Badger has been shaped by storiesthe stories passed down to her through generations of family members, the stories she devoured as a fantasy-obsessed kid, the stories she now writes in books for young adults. Darcie Little Badger draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. Darcie Little Badger is set to release her new YA novel, 'A Snake Falls to Earth' Credit - Jeremy Dennis for TIME. By Darcie Little Badger (Published by Levine Querido) Winner,Īndre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in 2021Ī Snake Falls to Earth is a breathtaking work of Indigenous futurism. ![]()
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