Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War [Paperback]

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 risingthe 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 familiesand their friendshipsurvive?
InSalt,Printz Honor author Helen Frost offers a compelling look at a difficult time in history.

AKirkus ReviewsBest Book of 2013

A Frances Foster Book

Helen Frostis the author of several books for young people, includingDiamond Willow,Crossing Stones,The Braid, andKeesha's House, a Printz Honor Book. She currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her family.

 [Readers] will come away with heightened sympathy for non-combatants caught up in the course of violent change. The Wall Street Journal

Printz Honor Book authorFrost(Keesha's House, 2003) has written, with artful economy, another affecting novel in verse. Interspersed among selections narrated in the alternating voices of the two boys are poems about the salt that is necessary to the survival of both peoples. Booklist, starred review

Sensitive and smart: a poetic vista for historical insight as well as cultural awareness. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Salt is an important novel for students to read and consider as they are learning about the War of 1812 in their social studil3œ