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240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250750655
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Description
A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition.As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping—the sa...
Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
hopeful 46%
informative 46%
emotional 40%
inspiring 40%
mysterious 18%
challenging 15%
dark 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
funny 3%
sad 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 42% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Kidnapping, Animal deathModerate
Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Mental illness
240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250750655
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication date: 12 September 2023
Description
A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition.As his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping—the sa...
Community Reviews Summary of 70 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
hopeful 46%
informative 46%
emotional 40%
inspiring 40%
mysterious 18%
challenging 15%
dark 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
funny 3%
sad 3%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 42% | Character: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Kidnapping, Animal deathModerate
Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Mental illness