A review by rheren
Swift Rivers by Cornelia Meigs

5.0

I was pleasantly surprised, this looked like a long book and I read some slightly negative reviews, so I was prepared to cut this one off early if attention was waning, but actually everybody really liked it. You get to follow the protagonist as he works hard, meets fascinating people, has adventures, and looks out for others. The kids found it fun to listen to and I liked the message and the story. It's a little long-winded, so maybe younger kids would get bored, but it didn't bother us. And I read some reviews saying it disrespects Native Americans but I don't get that at all: actually the Chippewa near his home are described very positively, and the primary mentor figure that he looks up to and who is the main source of wisdom throughout the book is half-Indian, and is a terrific guy. Anyways, great book, we all liked it.