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Those Who Dwell Below

ᑭᖑᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔫᑉ
ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓚᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᒧᑦ
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᕕᐊᖅ ᔮᓐᔅᑕᓐ.
ᑲᑉᐱᐊᑦᑕᒃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ
ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕋᓱᒃᐳᖅ
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂ ᓇᕈᓇᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕈᑎᒋᑲᓴᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᓂᕐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓃᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
ᐱᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑕᑲᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓘᓂᖓᓂᒃ,
ᐃᓕᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖖᒍᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
ᑐᓴᕋᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ
ᐱᕐᓕᕋᓕᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᑐᕐᓂᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ
ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᓂᖖᒐᐅᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᓂᒃ.
ᐱᑐᕐᓂᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᕗᖅ ᐃᒪᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑲᖓᓅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ
ᓄᓕᐊᔪᖕᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᓯᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᓂ, ᐊᑭᒋᐊᓲᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒪᕕᐅᑉ
ᐃᖅᑲᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓴᖖᒋᓛᖑᓂᖅᐸᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓃᖖᒑᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ
ᐱᐅᓕᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᒋᑦ ᐱᕐᓕᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓪᓗ
ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑑᔮᔾᔮᖏᓐᓂᕗᖅ…

An exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Those Who Run in the Sky from rising literary star Aviaq Johnston.

Haunted by the vicious creatures of his recent past, Pitu tries to go back to a normal life at home after the other-worldly travels and near-death encounters of his recent disappearance into the world of the spirits. But Pitu knows that there is more work to be done, and more that he must learn in his new role as a shaman.

When word of a starving village nearby reaches Pitu, he must go help its people appease the angry spirits. It soon becomes clear that Pitu must travel to the bottom of the ocean to meet Nuliajuk, the vengeful woman below, one of the most powerful beings in Inuit mythology.

There he learns about his role in saving the starving community and that all in his home camp may not be as it seems . . .

Written by Aviaq Johnston | Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas

Praise

“Rich in detail and culturally nuanced, any reader will find the story approachable and connect to its themes of friendship, compassion, and trust.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Johnston beautifully blends a portrait of the traditional Inuit life on the land with Inuit mythology and folklore to create a novel that will grab young readers from the first page…Johnston not only effortlessly mixes fact and fiction but has also created in Pitu a character that young readers will care deeply about – good thing, since there’s a third book in the works.”—The Globe and Mail

“[Aviaq Johnston’s] writing, which includes traditional culture and mythology, opens the door to an entirely new world for her southern Canadian audience. She helps her readers travel to a part of Canada which most of us will never experience firsthand. She introduces readers to the sights and sounds and smells of the Arctic as well as to traditional culture.”—CM Magazine

“The novel is deeply layered and rewarding…Through a lithe series of philosophical dialogues about tradition and change, arrogance and respect, Pitu must think deeply about himself and his community. Readers are sure to come away with a broader sense of these themes. The book’s stark yet striking illustrations add a further layer for contemplation.”—Resource Links

Awards

Shortlisted — Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, 2020 (Young Adult Fiction category)

Shortlisted— CODE Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature, 2019