![]() ![]() The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger by Darcie Little Badger Illustrated by Rovina Cai Levine Querido, 2020 368 pages 978-1646140053 Age 12 and older Following news that her older cousin Trevor has died, Ellie, a contemporary Lipan Apache teen in Texas, is visited by Trevor in a dream in which he tells her he was murdered. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. ![]() ![]() She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Paired her with her artistic match, illustrator Rovina Cai. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. Darcie Little Badger is an extraordinary debut talent in the world of speculative fiction. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. This America been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Darcie Little Badger’s murder mystery would suit either. It’s got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream.There are some differences. Elatsoe is a chance to brings new ideas and new faces to the table, offering a fantasy that embraces fresh voices and story ideas. Book Summary :Imagine an America very similar to our own. ![]()
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