A review by yapha
My Seneca Village by Marilyn Nelson

5.0

This was a fascinating history told through a series of poems. It felt like I was reading a play, the way each vignette was set up. The poems are beautifully written and really give a flavor of the time and all that was lost when Seneca Village was destroyed to create Central Park. I am not sure why this is being talked about as a children's book, however. It does not strike as a book for children at all.