Author

Publication

1989 - Philomel Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

39,750 words, Guess

Page Count

159 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivesweetgrass00huds
  • ISBN-100399217215
  • ISBN-139780399217210
  • LibraryThing376708
  • Library of Congress Control Number88025516
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780399217210
  • Open LibraryOL2048237M

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.H8665 Sw 1989
  • LCCPZ7.H8665Sw 1989

Description

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?

Description

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.

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Other Editions

  • SweetgrassPhilomel Books1989-01-01

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