A Snake Falls to Earth: Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Darcie Little Badger

“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.”

The path to anywhere-you-please cannot be found, and I never expect it to find me again. That’s okay. I’ll always be grateful for our single encounter, and for its grace to guide me home. A place where the water binds two worlds; where coyotes confide in monsters; where hawks and mockingbirds discern revelations from ancient trees; where my best friend basks in the sun beside me; and where I can spend long days in the company of new family, as I search for the family I left behind. I don’t need the path anymore.