Elatsoe

By Darcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai (Illustrator)

Part of the Elatsoe series

A teen must solve her cousin's murder with the help of ancestral magic and a ghost dog.

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362 pages· 76,437 words· Est. 7 hour read

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In a world where ancestral magic thrives, Ellie, a Texas teen, faces a chilling mystery. Her cousin's ghost reveals his death wasn't an accident but murder. With her spectral dog Kirby, best friend Jay, and ancestral wisdom, Ellie must uncover the truth in a town shrouded in secrets. Can she outwit the sinister townsfolk and a mysterious doctor before it's too late?

From the publisher

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time – Now in Paperback! 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, 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? 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. AWARDS Locus Award Winner–Best First Novel A National Indie BestsellerNebula Award FinalistLodestar Award FinalistIgnyte Award FinalistAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Finalist P R A I S E “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) ★ “A unique and powerful Native American voice.”-BookPage (starred) ★ “A brilliant, engaging debut.”–Kirkus (starred) ★ “A fast-paced murder mystery.”–Publishers Weekly (starred) ★ “A Lipan Apache Sookie Stackhouse for the teen set.” –Shelf-Awareness (starred) BEST OF THE YEAR NPR - Buzzfeed - BookPage - Chicago Public Library - Publishers Weekly - Kirkus - Shelf Awareness - Reactor - Booklist