Sweetgrass - Couverture souple

Hudson, Jan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0590434861 ISBN 13 : 9780590434867

Editeur : Scholastic Paperbacks, 1991

Synopsis

Living on the western Canadian prairie in the nineteenth century, Sweetgrass, a fifteen-year-old Blackfoot Indian girl, saves her family from a smallpox epidemic and proves her maturity to her father.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Can the whole tribe depend on her? Award-winning author Jan Hudson tells the enchanting story of a young Blackfoot girl caught up in the sweep of Western Canadian history.
 
Being the oldest unmarried girl in her Blackfoot tribe is misery for fifteen-year-old Sweetgrass, but her father feels she’s not ready for the hard work and responsibility that come with being an Indian wife. Then, during the cold prairie winter, a smallpox epidemic breaks out. With the men away at war, Sweetgrass is one of the few women left to fight for the survival of her tribe. This is her chance to prove her maturity, but is she strong enough to fight the cold, hunger, and disease?
 

“In a colorful, lyrical style evoking all the sense, Sweetgrass tells, with strength and tenderness, a dramatic story.”—Kirkus Reviews (pointer review)
 
An ALA Notable Book, Booklist Editors’ Choice, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award.

Revue de presse

Praise for Sweetgrass

An ALA Notable Book, Booklist Editors’ Choice, and winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award

“In a colorful, lyrical style evoking all the sense, Sweetgrass tells, with strength and tenderness, a dramatic story.”—Kirkus Reviews (pointer review)
 
"Powerfully written."—Publishers Weekly

"Majestic historical fiction with concerns that echo problems in today's society."—School Library Journal

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0590434861
• ISBN 13: 9780590434867
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Allemagne