Healer of the Water Monster (HC)

SKU: 9780062990402

Author:
Brian Young
Grade Levels:
Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven
Nation:
Navajo
Book Type:
Hardcover
Pages:
386
Publisher:
Heartdrum
Copyright Data:
2021

Price:
Sale price$24.99

Description

Author and filmmaker Brian Young is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. In Healer of the Water Monster, Brian Young's powerful debut novel, tells of a 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.

American Indian Youth Literature Award 2022 Middle School

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