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Sweetgrass

Set during the winter of 1837–1838 among the Blackfoot (Blood) people in southern Alberta. Sweetgrass, a 15-year-old girl, is the oldest unmarried in her tribe and must prove her maturity and strength during a smallpox epidemic and severe winter, stepping into adult responsibilities to help her family and community survive
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. The novel received numerous accolades, including: Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award, Canada Council Children’s Literature Prize; later US editions were honored as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and received the Parents’ Choice Award.

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Story 1551
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Detail Information
Series Title
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Call Number
Story 155
Publisher
: Scholastic Paperback (US).,
Collation
159 pages
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
0-02-274960-8
Classification
Story
Content Type
text
Media Type
unmediated
Carrier Type
volume
Edition
First Edition
Subject(s)
Blackfoot / Siksika Indians—Fiction; Smallpox—Fict
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Statement of Responsibility
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