Through its incorporation of important aspects of Native American beliefs and culture, including protecting the natural world and honoring family, Race to the Sun adds vital and long-overdue positive representation of contemporary Native Americans to young readers’ shelves. It’s populated with quirky characters reminiscent of Riordan’s own stories, so every reader will find someone to connect with in this novel. Roanhorse (the Sixth World series for adults), who is Ohkay Owingeh and African-American, draws on her husband's heritage to reimagine Navajo stories and characters, delivering a fast-paced, exciting adventure.
Native American myth and lore take center stage in this story, supported by action and adventure that will keep readers turning pages as they anxiously anticipate the outcome of Nizhoni’s thrilling quest. But for Nizhoni to follow in her long-vanished mother's footsteps as a monster slayer, she must survive a grueling series of challenges. Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse ( Trail of Lightning) adds to the increasingly diverse roster of Rick Riordan’s eponymous imprint with Race to the Sun. It will take all of their knowledge of Navajo legends, not to mention every ounce of their courage, to find Nizhoni’s father and save their world from the ancient creatures Mr. After their father suddenly disappears, Mac and Nizhoni, along with her best friend, Davery, find themselves on the run. Charles, has started to show unsettling interest in her and her brother, Mac-and in their family’s Navajo heritage. Throw in a supernatural ability to detect monsters, and you’ve got a real recipe for mayhem.Īs though seventh grader Nizhoni Begay’s strange reality couldn’t get any weirder, her dad’s new boss, Mr. Middle schoolers have a lot to deal with, from bullies to burgeoning hormones, on top of their homework.
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