She is desperate to understand if such creatures still exist, and if they can still travel between the two worlds. She knows that there once was an era when life on Earth was connected to life in the Reflecting World, a parallel realm that houses animals, monsters, animal people, and spirits. She believes it holds the answers to the many mysteries accumulating around her. Over the course of the following seven years, Nina remains determined to translate Rosita's story. However, because Rosita is speaking an Apache dialect which no one speaks any longer, Nina cannot understand the majority of what she is saying. Shortly before Rosita's death, she tries to tell Nina an important story. Although Nina has no friends and misses her mother constantly, she is close with her grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Rosita. Her mother's translating work keeps her away from home for extended periods of time.
Nina is a 9-year-old girl living in Texas with her father. The following summary employs a linear plot structure and the present tense. Over the course of the novel, the author braids her two main characters Nina's and Oli's disparate storylines into one legendary tale of friendship and bravery.
Chronicle Books, LLC, 2021.ĭarcie Little Badger's novel A Snake Falls to Earth is written from both the first and third person points of view. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Little Badger, Darcie.
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