Anikwa and James, twelve years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring together in the forests of the Indiana Territory.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013 A Frances Foster Book.
Can their families--and their friendship--survive? In Salt, Printz Honor author Helen Frost offers a compelling look at a difficult Time in history.
James and Anikwa, like everyone around them, must decide where their deepest loyalties lie.
After trading stops and precious commodities, like salt, are withheld, the fort comes under siege, and war ravages the land.
Now tensions are rising--the 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.
As traders, James\'s family has ties to the Miami community as well as to the American soldiers in the fort.
To Anikwa and his family, members of the Miami tribe, this land has been home for centuries.
Anikwa and James, twelve years old in 1812, spend their days fishing, trapping, and exploring together in the forests of the Indiana Territory
