{"product_id":"moon-of-the-crusted-snow-paperback","title":"Moon of the Crusted Snow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWaubgeshig Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e2023 Canada Reads Longlist Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 OLA Forest of Reading Evergreen Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 John W. Campbell Memorial Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019\/20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e2020 Burlington Library Selection; 2020 Hamilton Reads One Book One Community Selection; 2020 Region of Waterloo One Book One Community Selection; 2019 Ontario Library Association Ontario Together We Read Program Selection; 2019 Women's National Book Association's Great Group Reads; 2019 Amnesty International Book Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJanuary 2020 Reddit r\/bookclub pick of the month\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"This slow-burning thriller is also a powerful story of survival and will leave readers breathless.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Rice seamlessly injects Anishinaabe language into the dialogue and creates a beautiful rendering of the natural world ... This title will appeal to fans of literary science-fiction akin to Cormac McCarthy as well as to readers looking for a fresh voice in indigenous fiction.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA daring post-apocalyptic novel from a powerful rising literary voice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise and, as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a grave decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending action and allegory, \u003ci\u003eMoon of the Crusted Snow\u003c\/i\u003e upends our expectations. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. And as one society collapses, another is reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaubgeshig Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and journalist originally from Wasauksing First Nation. His first short story collection, \u003ci\u003eMidnight Sweatlodge\u003c\/i\u003e, was inspired by his experiences growing up in an Anishinaabe community and won an Independent Publishers Book Award in 2012. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eLegacy\u003c\/i\u003e, followed in 2014. In 2014, he received the Anishinabek Nation's Debwewin Citation for excellence in First Nation Storytelling. He now splits his time between Sudbury and Wasauksing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312618860646,"sku":"9781770414006","price":25.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aXZ5SC9QTWpFQTcwd3ZHRXNabnUrQT09.webp?v=1767901852","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/moon-of-the-crusted-snow-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}