{"product_id":"eagle-drums-newbery-honor-book-9781250750655","title":"Eagle Drums: (Newbery Honor Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magical middle grade adventure about a boy in the Arctic who faces a series of challenges presented to him by a family of eagle gods. Through this, he learns important lessons about respecting nature, building compassion, and bringing a community together. With beautifully hand-drawn full color art throughout!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping―the same mountain where his two older brothers died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a powerful eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: \u003ci\u003efollow me or die like your brothers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEagle Drums\u003c\/i\u003e by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson is part cultural folklore, part origin myth about the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Arctic tradition that is still celebrated in times of bounty among the Iñupiaq. This story is based on the oral tradition of how Iñupiaq people were given the gift of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting connection. Hopson's full-page illustrations and spot art, rendered in colored pencil, accompany this memorable story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.62h x 5.89w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250750655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e550864 \/ Eagle Drums\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2024 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book - Middle Grades","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44150035316781,"sku":"9781250750655","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_8f45f1dc-f7f1-4d77-afd1-aa9315797772.jpg?v=1757310120","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/eagle-drums-newbery-honor-book-9781250750655","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}