Healer of the water monster / Brian Young.
"Nathan, a young Navajo boy from Phoenix, Arizona, goes on an epic hero's journey."--Kirkusreviews.com
"When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story--a Water Monster--in need of help. Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to support Uncle Jet in healing from his own pain."-- Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062990402
- ISBN: 0062990403
- Physical Description: 362 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 8-12 years |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 11 512918. |
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Subject: | Navajo boys > Juvenile fiction. Navajo families > Juvenile fiction. Navajo cosmology > Juvenile fiction. New Mexico > Juvenile fiction. Navajo Indian Reservation > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Novels. |
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Summary
Healer of the Water Monster
American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner: Best Middle Grade Book! Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story--a Water Monster--in need of help. Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to support Uncle Jet in healing from his own pain. The Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.