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Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost
4.0
A historical fiction about the war of 1812, this is a story told from the prospective of two young teen friends. One of the boys is native american and the other is a white settler.
I picked this up when I was browsing the shelves of my local library looking for historical fiction and was delighted to find that it was a story told in verse.
I read it in one night, and it felt like a small time capsule. It strecthed my mind to think about a corner of history I hadn't really considered before.
The emotions of the boys were realistic and it seems clear that this author did her research before writing the book.
I recommend for those who like stories about friendship, poetry as a form of narrative, and are interested in the relationship between native americans and settlers in this fraught time period.
I picked this up when I was browsing the shelves of my local library looking for historical fiction and was delighted to find that it was a story told in verse.
I read it in one night, and it felt like a small time capsule. It strecthed my mind to think about a corner of history I hadn't really considered before.
The emotions of the boys were realistic and it seems clear that this author did her research before writing the book.
I recommend for those who like stories about friendship, poetry as a form of narrative, and are interested in the relationship between native americans and settlers in this fraught time period.