{"product_id":"moon-of-the-crusted-snow","title":"Moon of the Crusted Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending action and allegory, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoon of the Crusted Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e upends our expectations. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. And as one society collapses, another is reborn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthor: Waubgeshig Rice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrefer Audiobook? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4vZxl0F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eListen Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Canada Reads Longlist Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 OLA Forest of Reading Evergreen Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 John W. Campbell Memorial Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019\/20 First Nation Communities READ Indigenous Literature Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\"This slow-burning thriller is also a powerful story of survival and will leave readers breathless.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The creeping tension and vividly drawn landscapes make Waubgeshig Rice's characters' choices all the more real.\" --\u003ci\u003e Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964408725792,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/4465\/0272\/files\/moonofcrustedsnow.jpg?v=1783639975","url":"https:\/\/side-plot.myshopify.com\/products\/moon-of-the-crusted-snow","provider":"Side Plot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}