Loved itElato is more YA speculative kind of fun but also heavy at the same time. Beautiful illustrations in there.
Elatsoe (2020)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has 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.
- ISBN:
- 9781432896829
- Length:
- 361 pages
Genres: fantasy, mystery, young adult
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Loved it
Loved iti loved that i really appreciated its theme of responsibility for one's abilities one's powers and using your abilities wisely listening to your elders that sort of thing it was a really fun book