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Age Range
12 -
Genre
Page Count
368
Publisher
Levine Querido
Grade Level
6th -
ISBN
978-1646140053
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Elatsoe

Written by Darcie Little Badger and Illustrated by Rovina Cai

Elatsoe—Ellie for short—lives in an alternate contemporary America shaped by the ancestral magics and knowledge of its Indigenous and immigrant groups. She can raise the spirits of dead animals—most importantly, her ghost dog Kirby. When her beloved cousin dies, all signs point to a car crash, but his ghost tells her otherwise: He was murdered.

Who killed him and how did he die? With the help of her family, her best friend Jay, and the memory great, great, great, great, great, great grandmother, Elatsoe, must track down the killer and unravel the mystery of this creepy town and it's dark past. But will the nefarious townsfolk and a mysterious Doctor stop her before she gets started?

A breathtaking debut novel featuring an asexual, Apache teen protagonist, Elatsoe combines mystery, horror, noir, ancestral knowledge, haunting illustrations, fantasy elements, and is one of the most-talked about debuts of the year.

Age Range
12 -
Genre
Page Count
368
Publisher
Levine Querido
Grade Level
6th -
ISBN
978-1646140053
Themes