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Elatsoe
Darcie Little Badger; Illustrated by Rovina Cai
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R310
R248
Discovery Miles 2 480
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One of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time -- Now in
Paperback! Locus Award Winner--Best First Novel A National Indie
Bestseller Nebula Award Finalist Lodestar Award Finalist Ignyte
Award Finalist TIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time NPR Best
of the Year Booklist's Top 10 First Novels for Youth A BookPage
Best of the Year Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" PNBA
Bestseller Publishers Weekly Best of the Year Buzzfeed's Best YA
SFF of the Year Shelf-Awareness Best of the Year AICL Best YA of
the Year NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection NEIBA Award Finalist
Tor Best of the Year Kirkus Best YA of the Year Publishers Weekly
Flying Start American Indian Youth Literature Award Finalist
"Groundbreaking." --TIME "Deeply enjoyable from start to
finish."--NPR "Utterly magical." --SyFyWire "Atmospheric and
lyrical...a gorgeous work of art."--BuzzFeed "One of the best YA
debuts of 2020. Read it."--Marieke Nijkamp ★ "A fresh voice and
perspective."--Booklist, starred review ★ "A unique and powerful
Native American voice."-BookPage, starred review ★ "A brilliant,
engaging debut."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "A fast-paced
murder mystery."--Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "A Lipan
Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set." --Shelf-Awareness,
starred review A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's
ghost and vows to unmask the murderer. Elatsoe--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. Who 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 it's
dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor
stop her before she gets started? The 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.
An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from
bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black, with stunning
full-colour illustrations by Rovina Cai. Once upon a time, there
was a boy with a wicked tongue ... Before Cardan was a cruel prince
or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. In
this sumptuously illustrated tale, Holly Black reveals a deeper
look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king. This
tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an
adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar but pivotal
moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan's
perspective. This new instalment in the Folk of the Air series is a
return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humour and drama that
enchanted readers everyw here. Each chapter is paired w ith lavish
and luminous full-colour art, making this the perfect collector's
item to be enjoyed by audiences both new and old.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a richly illustrated and lyrical tale, one that asks harrowing questions about power, loyalty, obsession, and the monsters we make of others.
With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself...
As their relentless Captain leads the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of both whales and men.
With the lush, atmospheric art of Rovina Cai woven in throughout, this remarkable work by Patrick Ness turns the familiar tale of Moby Dick upside down and tells a story all its own with epic triumph and devastating fate.
"Mind-bendingly brilliant and fearlessly strange." - Frances
Hardinge "A haunting, lyrical fable." - The Bookseller
"Awe-inspiring." - The Times, Children's Book of the Week From the
multi-award-winning author of A Monster Calls comes a haunting tale
of power and obsession that turns the story of Moby Dick upside
down. The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the
formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against
men. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey
they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil
himself... With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they
embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds
of whales and men.
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Elatsoe (Hardcover)
Darcie Little Badger; Illustrated by Rovina Cai
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R370
Discovery Miles 3 700
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best
friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This
America been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge,
and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. 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. But other forces are less charming and should never see the
light of day. Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She
can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through
generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just
been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is
going to do more than pry. 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. Darcie Little
Badger is an extraordinary debut talent in the world of speculative
fiction. We have paired her with her artistic match, illustrator
Rovina Cai. This is a book singular in feeling and beauty.
Once upon a time there was a boy with a wicked tongue... Before
Cardan was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child
with a heart of stone. In this sumptuously illustrated tale, Holly
Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's
enigmatic high king. This tale includes delicious details of life
before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing,
and familiar but pivotal moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy,
told wholly from Cardan's perspective. This new instalment in the
Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance,
danger, humour and drama that enchanted readers everywhere.
'I have no idea how long I have been incarcerated in these ancient
walls . . . Let me explain how I find myself in this predicament . . .'
Set in the hot houses of a stately home in eighteenth century England,
a gardener falls from grace when the Duke sets him the impossible task
of growing prize pineapples fit to show off in high society.
The gardener's star falls further when he is replaced by Mr Amicus, a
pineapple 'specialist', whom he believes to be a charlatan and a
trickster - but nevertheless miraculously produces fruit to delight the
Duke.
Determined to uncover Mr Amicus's tricks, the gardener sneaks into the
pineapple house to uncover the mysterious shrouded birdcage Mr Amicus
carries with him. And what he finds changes his life for ever . . .
A cautionary tale with echoes of myth and fairy tale, this bewitching
fable will make you careful what you wish for.
A giant stands on the shore, watching the sea. She never moves,
never speaks, until the day she turns to a little girl and says,
'The sea is rising.' The brave girl takes the message to the town.
But when the people refuse to listen, the giant must find another
way to save them. Perfect for the children of the Climate Strike,
this is a lyrical and deeply moving story about climate change,
standing up for what you believe in, and the power of hope. Winner
of the 2021 Environment Award for Children's Literature.
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