Skraelings

Arctic Moon Magick • Book 1 

Finalist for the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award 

ᑲᓐᓄᔭᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᕐᒥᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᖅ, “ᑐᓃᑦ” ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᔭᑐᐊᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓴᙱᔪᓂᒃ, ᑲᙳᑦᑕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᒐᔪᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓᓕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᑕᕝᕙᓕ, ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓂᕐᓃᖃᑕᐅᓯᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᕌᓄᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ!

ᑲᓐᓄᔭᖅ ᑐᓃᑦ ᓴᐃᓕᓂᖏᑦ ᓱᔪᒃᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᕈᒪᔪᐊᓗᖕᓄᑦ, ᐊᐅᖃᖅᑑᔮᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᐅᒥᓕᐊᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐋᓪᓚᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᕕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᐸᐅᔮᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᒻᒪᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᑑᓪᓕᒃᑎᑐᑦ.

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑭᕌᓂᒃ, ᑲᓐᓄᔭᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᕗᖅ ᐋᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐊᕐᓂᑐᐊᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᖃᖅᑐᒋᓇᒋᑦ.

ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᐸᓱᒡᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᑦ? ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᓪᓕ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐊ, ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᔨᒋᔪᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᙱᓚᐃᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ?

ᐃᓱᐊᓂ, ᑲᓐᓄᔭᖅ ᑭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑑᕗᖅ, ᓄᓇᓖᓪᓗ ᐱᐅᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

In this adventurous novel—set in the ancient Arctic, but told by an inquisitive and entertaining contemporary narrator—a wandering Inuit hunter named Kannujaq happens upon a camp in grave peril. The inhabitants of the camp are Tuniit, a race of ancient Inuit ancestors known for their shyness and strength. The tranquility of this Tuniit camp has been shaken by a group of murderous, pale, bearded strangers who have arrived on a huge boat shaped like a loon. Unbeknownst to Kannujaq, he has stumbled upon a battle between the Tuniit and a group of Viking warriors, but as the camp prepares to defend itself against the approaching newcomers, Kannujaq discovers that the Vikings may have motivations other than murder and warfare at the heart of their quest. This lush historical fiction is steeped in Inuit traditional knowledge and concepts of ancient Inuit magic.

Written by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley | Illustrated by Andrew Trabbold

Paperback (English) | ISBN:978-1-927095-54-6 | $15.95 | 6″ x 9″ | 100 pages | Black-and-white spot illustrations | Ages 12+ |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-927095-55-3 | $10.95 | 6″ x 9″ | 100 pages | Black-and-white spot illustrations | Ages 12+ |

EPUB (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-039-6 | $9.99 | 100 pages | Black-and-white spot illustrations | Ages 12+ |

Praise

“Skraelings is a very short and exciting read…This often-overlooked perspective in historical fiction will be a welcome read for many young people.”—CM Magazine

Awards

Winner — Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature, 2015

Finalist — Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People’s Literature, 2014

Best New Book — CSM’s 25 Best New Books for Middle-Graders, 2014