Diamond Willow by Helen Frost is a truly breathtaking book. It follows the story of a twelve year old girl living in northern Canada with her family and six sled dogs. The story is rooted in Canadian aboriginal culture. The layout of the book is wonderful and interesting. There are huge mysteries in the book that all tie together in the end, leaving the reader satisfied, but maybe still a little heartbroken from the wonderful story.
AGE RANGE INTERMEDIATE
THEMES
Canadian Aboriginal culture
Dogs
Northern communities
Animals
Snow
Family
OVERALL RATING 9.3/10
This is a really good book with great meaning and plot as well as believable characters. Can be very sad or scary at parts, but not too bad. Would definitely recommend.
PROS
Deals well with emotion
Believable characters
Good plot
Exciting
Heart wrenching
CONS
Heart wrenching here too?
Text layout could be annoying to some people