{"product_id":"elatsoe-9781646140053","title":"Elatsoe","description":"A National Indie Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eTIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA Booklist's Top 10 First Novel for Youth\u003cbr\u003eA BookPage Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA CPL Best of the Best Book\u003cbr\u003eA Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA Buzzfeed Best YA SFF Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eAn AICL Best YA Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA Kirkus Best YA Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA Tor Best Book of 2020 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGroundbreaking. --TIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply enjoyable from start to finish. --NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUtterly magical. --SyFyWire \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAtmospheric and lyrical...a gorgeous work of art. --BuzzFeed \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the best YA debuts of 2020. Read it. --Marieke Nijkamp \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE STARRED REVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ A fresh voice and perspective. --Booklist, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ A unique and powerful Native American voice. --BookPage, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ A brilliant, engaging debut. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ A fast-paced murder mystery. --Publishers Weekly, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ A Lipan Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set. --Shelf-Awareness, starred review \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, Elatsoe, 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\u003eA breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, \u003ci\u003eElatsoe\u003c\/i\u003e combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.\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 1.49lbs\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\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\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\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Levine Querido","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827943129203,"sku":"9781646140053","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b21bac1d-0721-4fdd-8c19-e38870118627.jpg?v=1644580386","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/elatsoe-9781646140053","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}