A Snake Falls to Earth
A Snake Falls to Earth is a 2021 speculative novel by Darcie Little Badger marketed to readers aged 12–18. It falls into the distinct genre of Indigenous Futurism, which includes narratives regarding "the process of 'returning to ourselves', which involves discovering how personally one is affected by colonization, discarding the emotional and psychological baggage carried from its impact, and recovering ancestral traditions in order to adapt in [a] post-Native Apocalypse world."
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| Author | Darcie Little Badger |
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| Publisher | Levine Querido |
Publication date | November 9, 2021 |
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| ISBN | 9781646141142 |
The novel follows two characters: Nina, a Lipan Apache girl, and Oli, a cottonmouth kid who lives in the land of spirits and monsters. Although they initially have no knowledge of one another, events in their individual worlds brings them together. Throughout the novel, Little Badger incorporates the traditional Lipan Apache storytelling structure to craft a narrative filled with monsters, magic, and the importance of family.
A Snake Falls to Earth won the 2021 Andre Norton Award and the 2022 Ignyte Award for Best Young Adult Novel. It was also a Newbery Honor book and was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.