A Snake Falls to Earth

By Darcie Little Badger

Two worlds collide as a girl and a spirit face a deadly threat.

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384 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Nina, a Lipan girl, senses more beyond her world, while Oli, a spirit from a realm of monsters, seeks refuge by a mysterious lake. Unaware of each other, their paths cross when a disaster strikes Earth and a strange illness threatens Oli's friend. As their worlds intertwine, they must confront forces determined to keep them apart. Can they bridge the gap between their realms before it's too late?

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Newbery Honor WinnerNational Indie BestsellerNational Book Award LonglistMinneapolis Star Tribune Best of the YearPublishers Weekly Best of the YearKirkus Best the YearApple Best of the YearChicago Public Library’s Best of the BestNew York Public Library’s Best of the YearAutostraddle’s Best Queer Books of the Year “A spellbinding tale.”–Texas Monthly “Genre-bending.”–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 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. 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.