A Snake Falls to Earth - Darcie Little Badger

\nLonglisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature ★ Two richly constructed worlds using a style that evokes the timeless feeling of listening to traditional oral storytelling. A coming-of-age story that beautifully combines tradition and technology for modern audiences.--Kirkus Reviews (starred) ★ Fun, imaginative, and deeply immersive, this story will be long in the minds of readers.--Publishers Weekly (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 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. 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. A Snake Falls to Earth is a breathtaking work of Indigenous futurism. Darcie Little Badger draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. It is not to be missed. \nNational Indie Bestseller \nNational Book Award Longlist \nMinneapolis Star Tribune Best of the Year \nPublishers Weekly's Best of the Year \nKirkus Reviews' Best the Year \nApple's Best of the Year \nChicago Public Library's Best of the Best \nNew York Public Library's Best of the Year \nAutostraddle's Best Queer Books of the Year Draws on her scientific training and tribal storytelling to weave a spellbinding tale.--Texas Monthly Little Badger's new genre-bending narrative draws on her heritage and the tradition of story-telling that has informed her worldview.--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 Nina is a Lipan girl i