{"product_id":"elatsoe-9781646140053","title":"Elatsoe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time -- Now in Paperback! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's ghost and vows to unmask the murderer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElatsoe--Ellie for short--lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals--most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Ellie, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and its dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe breathtaking debut novel from Darcie Little Badger features an asexual, Apache teen protagonist--and combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, and fantasy elements, in one of the most-talked-about books in years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLocus Award Winner--Best First Novel \u003cbr\u003eA National Indie Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eNebula Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eLodestar Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eIgnyte Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Groundbreaking.\" --TIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deeply enjoyable from start to finish.\"--NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Utterly magical.\" --SyFyWire \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Atmospheric and lyrical...a gorgeous work of art.\"--\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the best YA debuts of 2020. Read it.\"--Marieke Nijkamp \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A fresh voice and perspective.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A unique and powerful Native American voice.\"-\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A brilliant, engaging debut.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A fast-paced murder mystery.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A Lipan Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set.\" --\u003ci\u003eShelf-Awareness \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNPR - Buzzfeed - BookPage - Chicago Public Library - Publishers Weekly - Kirkus - Shelf Awareness - Reactor - Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darcie Little Badger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646140053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e512240 \/ Elatsoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden Kite - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e American Indian Youth Literature Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2020 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDarcie 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 Locus Award-winning debut novel, \u003ci\u003eElatsoe\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eA Snake Falls to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and received a Newbery Award Honor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRovina Cai is a freelance illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. She works out of an old convent building that is possibly haunted. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and the Children's Book Council of Australia. Recently she has illustrated books by Patrick Ness and Margo Lanagan. 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