Maxwell Cooper and the Legend of Inini-Makwa (Bear Tooth Point)

FINALIST - 2023 MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS

Art doesn't always imitate life. Sometimes it creates it.

"Only draw what is real."

This is the rule given to fourteen-year-old art prodigy Maxwell Cooper by his father, and is the only way Max's father will allow him to attend the prestigious boarding school Apogee Art Academy.

It's also a rule Max decides to defy.

During their first night of vacation at Bear Tooth Point Resort, he draws a portrait of a local legend just to spite his father: the monster known as Inini-Makwa.

But the land of Bear Tooth Point is steeped in Ashotii spirit magic, and when guests begin disappearing Max is confronted with a terrifying reality. The monster from his drawing has come to life!

Now, with Inini-Makwa targeting his family, Max must find a way to reverse the magic and destroy the creature before she kills everyone he has ever loved.

Simon Hargreaves lives in northern Minnesota with his wife and two cats. When he isn't writing, he is riding his bicycle, scuba diving in the lakes of the north woods, and managing his family's vacation resort.