{"product_id":"9781250750655","title":"Eagle Drums","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs his family prepares for winter, a young, skilled hunter must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping—the same mountain where his two older brothers died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he reaches the mountaintop, he is immediately confronted by a terrifying eagle god named Savik. Savik gives the boy a choice: follow me or die like your brothers.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat comes next is a harrowing journey to the home of the eagle gods and unexpected lessons on  the natural world, the past that shapes us, and the community that binds us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEagle Drums\u003c\/i\u003e by NasuÄ¡raq Rainey Hopson is part cultural folklore, part origin myth about the Messenger’s Feast – which is still celebrated in times of bounty among the Iñupiaq. It’s the story of how Iñupiaq people were given the gift of music, song, dance, community, and everlasting tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nasugraq Rainey Hopson","offers":[{"title":"Roaring Brook Press |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2023-09-12","offer_id":44227452567807,"sku":"9781250750655","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_24a252c9-7d69-41a2-ac33-3bd447e60e45.jpg?v=1692894120","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250750655","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}