A young Icelandic girl leaves Lake Winnipeg to board in the city in Sarah and the People of Sand River (Groundwood $16.95) by W.D. Valgardson. Only the intervention of a raven and a mysterious Native man and woman help her survive the treachery that awaits her. Illustrations are by Ian Wallace. Valgardson's previous children's book Thor was also based on his Icelandic heritage.

[BCBCW 1997]