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Sweetgrass basket / by Marlene Carvell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carvell, Marlene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mohawk Indians--Juvenile fiction.
- Mohawk Indians.
- Sisters--Juvenile fiction.
- Sisters.
- Sisters--Fiction.
- Identity--Fiction.
- Mohawk Indians--Fiction.
- Indians of North America--New York (State)--Fiction.
- Boarding schools--Fiction.
- Schools--Fiction.
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Juvenile fiction.
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.).
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--Fiction.
- Pennsylvania--History--1865---Fiction.
- Genre:
- Juvenile materials.
- Fiction.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Historical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 243 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dutton Childrens Books, ©2005.
- Summary:
- In alternating passages, two Mohawk sisters describe their lives at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, established in 1879 to educate Native Americans, as they try to assimilate into white culture and one of them is falsely accused of stealing.
- In prose poetry and alternating voices, Marlene Carvell weaves a heartbreakingly beautiful story based on the real-life experiences of Native American children. Mattie and Sarah are two Mohawk sisters who are sent to an off-reservation school after the death of their mother. Subject to intimidation and corporal punishment, with little hope of contact with their father, the girls are taught menial tasks to prepare them for life as domestics. How Mattie and Sarah protect their culture, memories of their family life, and their love for each other makes for a powerful, unforgettable historical novel.
- Notes:
- Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2006
- Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor, 2006
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass basket.
- ISBN:
- 0525475478
- 9780525475477
- 1415628114
- 9781415628119
- OCLC:
- 56876510
- Publisher Number:
- 99990762206
- 9780525475477
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