A review by ro_chel
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost

5.0

Amazingly well-written (in verse) historical fiction about the war of 1812. Told from the two perspectives of a settler boy whose parents run the trading post at Fort Wayne and a native boy the same age. They are friends even though they don't speak the same language and we see how their families are also connected. But the war confuses things and changes how people act, especially all the people who come to fight either with the American army or the British. So far, my absolute favorite pick for the DCF winner this year.