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Healer of the Water Monster

By Brian Young
Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Heartdrum ISBN

9780062990402

Awards and Honors 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Award Winner

Healer of the Water Monster

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Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion

Brian Young’s debut novel, inspired by Navajo beliefs, features a seemingly ordinary boy who must save the life of a Water Monster—and help his uncle suffering from addiction—by discovering his own bravery and boundless love. An outstanding debut from a promising young Navajo author.



When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty uneventful summer. Still, he loves spending time with Nali, and with his uncle Jet—though it’s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him.



One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds something extraordinary. A Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story—a Water Monster—in need of help.



Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to help Uncle Jet heal from his own pain.

Glossary. Author’s note. 
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