Review: Sweetgrass Basket

I grabbed this book out of the school library last week, brought it home, and read it all in one sitting. It's about middle school level but I thought it was a beautiful read and wanted to share.

Sweetgrass Basket is a gently woven prose poetry story shared in the voices of two Mohawk sisters who are sent away to Indian boarding school. Author Marlene Carvell's poignant language and use of form captivates the characters' every emotion so that the reader can truly feel what it was like to be in their position: young Indian girls, displaced, longing, confused, and being stripped of family, home, and culture. A moving and well-done piece.