Eagle Drums

"In a brilliantly timeless middle-grade debut, this authentic retelling blends faith and folklore centered on the origin of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast. The art is gorgeously layered in meaning and tradition, elevating an engaging, adventurous text with imaginative, evocative visual storytelling. Young readers will be drawn in by Pinja’s high-stakes, epic adventure – rendered with immersive sensory detail and interwoven with the ways of Alaska Native life. A soaring story of family and courage, culture and community, wonder and resilience. (For ages 8 to 12)"