Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Physical & Emotional Abuse Nico’s survived by living only

Nico’s survived by living only for himself—until his love for Sam has him risking his freedom for others

inspiring some cringeworthy moments of humor

is an intimate and emotionally soaring story about friendship

adapted by newcomer DK Yingst

When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Physical & Emotional Abuse Nico’s survived by living onlyDrawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living thingsfrom strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichenprovide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earths oldest teachers: the plants around us.