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A Snake Falls to Earth - Darcie Little Badger

4 stars

A Snake Falls to Earth is the story of Nina, a Lipan teenager, and Oli, a young cottonmouth animal spirit. Nina is concerned about her grandmother, who has been falling ill whenever she leaves her home. A hurricane is heading her way and if she has to evacuate she may not survive. Oli is concerned about his best friend, who has fallen deathly ill. The answer to his mysterious illness is to be found on Earth where his friend's species may be close to extinction. These two young people find their paths coming together as they try to save the people they love.

This was a fun story full of Native American stories and mythology. I liked how it touched upon climate change and animal extinction in the context of how it was affecting the mirror world and the animal spirit people. I liked how Nina is a modern teenager, who embraces her cultural traditions in a fully modern world. Oli and his friends were great characters that often made me smile. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading young adult fiction.

Cora wrote: "A Snake Falls to Earth - Darcie Little Badger

4 stars

A Snake Falls to Earth is the story of Nina, a Lipan teenager, and Oli, a young cottonmouth animal spirit. Nina is concerned about her grand..."

This sounds like a fun book. I don’t always like YA, but I’ve been enjoying the YA books I’ve read for this tag. I have Elatsoe on my list and the beginning sounds very upbeat.