Jan 10, 2023 · Jessica Johns’ debut novel, BAD CREE dives into a world where a young Cree woman’s dreams soon begin to alter her reality. Our protagonist, McKenzie, keeps revisiting the same dream over and over again—her late sister Sabrina continues to be attacked by crows.

Jan 10, 2023 · "Bad Cree deftly explores the permeable boundaries of dreams, reality, and culture, as well as complex family dynamics and relationships. A compelling novel that is a mystery and a horror story about grief, but one with defiant hope in its beating heart." —Paul Tremblay, author A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club.

Jan 10, 2023 · That horror-infused story became Johns's debut novel Bad Cree, which centres around a young woman named Mackenzie who is haunted by terrifying nightmares and wracked...

Jan 10, 2023 · "Bad Cree is a masterwork of creeping tension. Wry, moody and subversive, Johns explores the power of connections, both the harm and the healing, with characters rich and warm, tangled in each other, to the land and to the supernatural. Couldn't put it down." —Eden Robinson, author of the Trickster Trilogy.

Jan 10, 2023 · What is Bad Cree about? This gripping debut novel follows Mackenzie, a Cree woman dealing with feverish nightmares. After her kokum and sister Sabrina die, she faces disturbing dreams that lead her back to her rural hometown.

In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home.

Nov 22, 2024 · Indigenous author Jessica Johns, a member of Sucker Creek First Nation in northern Alberta, Canada, makes her debut with this slow-burn horror novel in which millennial Cree reckon with the...

Jan 10, 2023 · With creeps that are ever-creepy and love flowing like beer at a bush party, Bad Cree is a book about the power of dreams, home and family. It reads like a tribute to the ones who came before us Lee Maracle, Jeanette Armstrong, Eden Robinson.

Jan 10, 2023 · Haunting, fierce, an ode to female relations and the strength found in kinship, Bad Cree is a gripping, arresting debut by an unforgettable voice. Product Details. ISBN: 9781443465519; ISBN 10: 1443465518; Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers; On Sale: 01/10/2023; List Price: 5.99 CAD