93 pages • 3 hours read
Waubgeshig RiceMoon of the Crusted Snow
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Introduction
Moon of the Crusted Snow
- Genre: Fiction; postapocalyptic horror
- Originally Published: 2018
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 780L; college/adult
- Structure/Length: 2 parts; 31 chapters and epilogue; approx. 213 pages; approx. 6 hours, 46 minutes on audio
- Protagonist and Central Conflict: On a fictional First Nation reservation, a power outage turns out to be the first sign of a much larger infrastructure collapse. Evan Whitesky and his family and friends are making plans to conserve resources when an outsider arrives—a charismatic survivalist who sows discord in the community.
- Potential Sensitivity Issues: Substance abuse; murder; suicide; cannibalism
Waubgeshig Rice, Author
- Bio: Born in 1979; member of the Wasauksing First Nation in Ontario, Canada; a journalist, podcast host, and writer of short stories and novels; as a teenager, wrote about his experiences as an Indigenous exchange student in Germany for Canadian newspapers; earned his degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University; cohosts (with Jennifer David) the Storykeepers podcast about Indigenous books; lives in Ontario with his wife and children
- Other Works: Drum Making: A Guide for the Anishinaabe Hand Drum (2005); Midnight Sweatlodge (2011); Legacy (2014); Moon of the Turning Leaves (2023)
- Awards: John W. Campbell Memorial Award (shortlisted; 2019); First Nation Communities Read Award (shortlisted; 2019/20)
CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:
