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    Heroes of the Water Monster
    Heroes of the Water Monster
    Heroes of the Water Monster
    Audiobook10 hours

    Heroes of the Water Monster

    Written by Brian Young

    Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett

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    About this audiobook

    An unmissable companion to Healer of the Water Monster, which won the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award, this novel by Navajo author Brian Young tells the story of two contemporary young Navajo heroes—and one water monster—who must learn to work together to save their present world from the lasting hurts of their people’s past.

    Edward feels ready to move in with his dad’s girlfriend and her son, Nathan. He might miss having his dad all to himself, but even if things in their new home are a little awkward, living with Nathan isn’t so bad. And Nathan is glad to have found a new guardian for Dew, the young water monster who has been Nathan's responsibility for two years. Now that Nathan is starting to lose his childhood connection to the Holy Beings, Edward will be the one to take over as Dew’s next guardian.

    But Edward has a lot to learn about taking care of a water monster. And fast. Because Dew’s big sister, the powerful Yitoo Bii’aanii, is coming up to Fourth World to instruct Dew after recovering in the Third World for one hundred and sixty years. She suspects a monstrous and enormous Enemy from the Hero Twins stories has returned and is stealing water from all of the Navajo Nation.

    In their search for the Modern Enemy, Nathan, Edward, Dew, and Yitoo must confront their past and their inner selves if they are to save the Fourth World from a devastating disaster.

    A riveting, emotionally affecting adventure!

    Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 23, 2023
    ISBN9780063307711
    Heroes of the Water Monster
    Author

    Brian Young

    Author and filmmaker Brian Young is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He grew up on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. Brian earned his BA in film studies at Yale University and his MFA in creative writing at Columbia University. Brian currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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      This book used an entertaining storyline with real-life and even funny characters to help bring to light past traumas related to genocide and relocation of indigenous peoples of the Southwest, ways to process that trauma and hope for the future. We listened to this story in the car with people aged 15-60. All of us found the book enjoyable.
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      Well written book that thoughtfully confronts the most difficult individual and social issues humanity faces today. I also learned a lot about American history. Recommend.