Eagle drums / Nasug̊raq Rainey Hopson.
| Author/creator |
Hopson, Nasug̊raq Rainey author, illustrator. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2023 |
| Description | 245 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Brother -- Leaving -- Savik -- Noise -- Mother -- Song -- Beginnings -- Memories -- Qi7aun -- Ptarmigan -- Hollow -- Lemming -- Strangers -- Paths -- Connections -- Lessons -- Lemming hall -- First Qalgi -- Eagle drum -- Home -- Reunion -- Finding strangers -- Last stop -- Qalgi -- The end of the feast. |
| Abstract | "Winter approaches, and there's much to do if PiKa's family wants to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, PiKa must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping - the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared. As he leaves, PiKa reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return. But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik, who gives the boy a choice: Follow me, or die like your brothers. What follows is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods, where PiKa faces unexpected trials that teach him lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us. With beautiful full-color art, this vivid retelling of the first Messenger Feast - still celebrated today - brings to life the origin myth of how the eagle gods bestowed the Iñupiat with the gifts of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting tradition."-- Jacket flap. |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-12. Roaring Brook Press. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 4-6. Roaring Brook Press. |
| Audience | 910 Lexile |
| Awards note | Newbery Honor Book, 2024 |
| Awards note | American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor, 2024 |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Young adult works. |
| Genre/form | Mythological fiction. |
| Genre/form | Nature fiction. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| LCCN | 2023018574 |
| ISBN | 9781250750655 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1250750652 (hardcover) |
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