| Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War Contributor(s): Frost, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374363870 ISBN-13: 9780374363871 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2013 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012029521 |
| Age Level: 10-14 |
| Grade Level: 5-9 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.81" W x 9.26" L (0.85 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Religious Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Geographic Orientation - Indiana - Topical - Friendship - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Awards: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2015 Charlotte Award, Nominee, Middle School/Grades 6-8, 2016 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Middle School, 2015 |
| Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Publishers Weekly 05/27/2013 Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 76 Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013 Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2013 pg. 127 School Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 80 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013 Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2013 pg. 75 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 162844 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anikwa and James, twelve years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring together in the forests of the Indiana Territory. To Anikwa and his family, members of the Miami tribe, this land has been home for centuries. As traders, James's family has ties to the Miami community as well as to the American soldiers in the fort. Now tensions are rising--the British and American armies prepare to meet at Fort Wayne for a crucial battle, and Native Americans from surrounding tribes gather in Kekionga to protect their homeland. After trading stops and precious commodities, like salt, are withheld, the fort comes under siege, and war ravages the land. James and Anikwa, like everyone around them, must decide where their deepest loyalties lie. Can their families--and their friendship--survive? |
Contributor Bio(s): Frost, Helen: - Helen Frost is the author of several books for young people, including Hidden, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones, The Braid, and Keesha's House, selected an Honor Book for the Michael L. Printz Award. Helen Frost was born in 1949 in South Dakota, the fifth of ten children. She recalls the summer her family moved from South Dakota to Oregon, traveling in a big trailer and camping in places like the Badlands and Yellowstone. Her father told the family stories before they went to sleep, and Helen would dream about their travels, her family, and their old house. "That's how I became a writer," she says. "I didn't know it at the time, but all those things were accumulating somewhere inside me." As a child, she loved to travel, think, swim, sing, learn, canoe, write, argue, sew, play the piano, play softball, play with dolls, daydream, read, go fishing, and climb trees. Now, when she sits down to write, her own experiences become the details of her stories. Helen has lived in South Dakota, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Scotland, Colorado, Alaska, California, and Indiana. She currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her family. |
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