"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"--From the publisher's web site.
year: 2021, 2022
call number/section: 1000
subjects: adventure stories, animals, mythical, juvenile fiction, fantasy fiction, navajo boys, navajo families, adventure and adventurers, fiction, fantasy, navajo indians, adventure fiction, mythical animals, reservations, navajo indian reservation, juvenile fiction, new mexico, fiction, action and adventure fiction, fantasy fiction, navajo mythology, families, family life
Editions
Young, Brian
Heartdrum (2021)
"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"--From the publisher's web site.
Schools: 26
Young, Brian
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers (2022)
A novel inspired by Navajo culture follows the experiences of a boy whose summer at his grandmother's reservation home is shaped by his uncle's addictions and an encounter with a sacred being from the Navajo creation story.
Schools: 3