a snake falls to earth darcie little badger

“He wanted me to see how far I would go someday,” she says, adding, “It’s good to learn as a writer you’re going to deal with rejections.” They responded with a kindly rejection letter.

in English at the time, helped her send the manuscript to a publisher. When she was in the first grade, she wrote her first book, a 40-page mystery involving a murdered garden and opals in an attic. Growing up, she worked her way through the fantasy sections of each local library. Although Little Badger was raised in several places around the world, moving because of her father’s job, she considers Texas to be home. The Lipan Apache have long lived on the land that is now Texas. “And for non-Native readers, I hope that they’re able to connect to this character and learn a little bit.” 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.Īnd there are some who will kill to keep them apart.“For Native readers, especially Lipan Apache readers, I do hope that they are able to see more of their culture than they have in the past,” says the 34-year-old author.

Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. She's always felt there was something more out there. Darcie Little Badger draws on traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to weave another unforgettable tale of monsters, magic, and family. 'A highly descriptive story which absorbs the audience into its world, readers will become invested in reading until the very end.'-School Library ConnectionĪ Snake Falls to Earth is a breathtaking work of Indigenous futurism. ★ 'Magical, stunning, and wholly original.'- Booklist (starred) ★ 'Fun, imaginative, and deeply immersive, this story will be long in the minds of readers.'- Publishers Weekly (starred)

★ 'Evokes the timeless feeling of listening to traditional oral storytelling.'- Kirkus (starred) New York Public Library's Best of the YearĪutostraddle's Best Queer Books of the Year Minneapolis Star Tribune Best of the YearĬhicago Public Library's Best of the Best

A snake falls to earth darcie little badger