Monday, March 3, 2014

Salt by Helen Frost - OPTIONAL

Frost, Helen  Salt, 129 pgs.  Frances Foster Books, 2013.  $17.99  Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.  

James lives outside the fort in Indian Territory in 1812.  He forms a friendship with Anikwa, a member of the Miami tribe.  The two friends struggle with what friendship means when the British try to persuade the Miami Indian’s to help them war against the Americans in the fort.  James and Anikwa find themselves torn between what is right and what the people of their community want to have happen.  

This story is told in prose, so it reads quickly.  The writing effectively conveys the confusion these two boys have about the War of 1812 and it provides an interesting perspective to the Indians helping the British.  I am not sure if boys would be attracted to this cover or the story, but it is a worthwhile read.  The PG rating is because they shoot at each other and a boy kills a frog for fun.  

EL, MS-OPTIONAL.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.  

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