BOOKPAGE MOST ANTICIPATED YA OF 2024
Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families canβt afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood β and the loss of Shaneβs father and her grandparents. They donβt think theyβll ever get their home back.
Then Shaneβs mother and a local boy go missing, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her friends, and her lone, surviving grandparent β who isnβt to be trusted β set off on the road to find them. But they may not be anywhere in this world β or this place in time.
Nevertheless, Shane is going to find them.
Darcie Little Badgerβs Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favorite. This prequel to Elatsoe, centered on Ellieβs grandmother, deepens and expands Darcieβs one-of-a-kind world and introduces us to another cast of characters that will wend their way around readersβ hearts.
P R A I S E
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βA classic fantasy adventure and a balm for any soul weary of oppression.β
βKirkus (starred)
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βA wonderful addition to the Elatsoe universe with vital representation, worthy of any YA collection. Highly recommended.β
βSchool Library Journal (starred)
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βAllows readers to absorb each inventive twist, unexpected encounter, jolt of creepy menace, and dreamy illustration."
βBooklist (starred)
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βWith elements of Lipan Apache oral history, fantasy, and mysteries, the captivating novel Sheine Lende follows found and inherited family members as they persevere.β
βForeword (starred)
βEpic.β
βBulletin of the Center for Childrenβs Books
βGritty, luminousβ¦ beguiling.β
βShelf-Awareness
βDarcie Little Badger is so good at what she does, and I canβt wait to see what she comes up with next."
βLocus Magazine