A Snake Falls to Earth: Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Darcie Little Badger

That was the last story my mother told me. Remember, she said. Creator, I was so young when my parents died. Now, I carry sounds without the meaning. Isn’t that sad?

How could all of them thrive in a world that was so vicious and uncaring?

Some things are worth protecting with your life.

What should the next book be? You want a romance? Or a mystery?”

“Something exciting,” I said, “so I can pretend to go on adventures without actually risking my life.”

THIS!!! The dream of every reader.

“But no. Fearless didn’t want to lose the precious song. She carried the locket through every adventure and heartache in life. And over time … “Over time … “She learned how to survive without her mother’s voice in the world.”