Kootenay Teen Book Club – Meet Monique Gray Smith!

Meet with the author and other Kootenay teens over Zoom to discuss the young adult adaptation of Braiding Sweetgrass by Monique Gray Smith!

Copies are available from the Kootenay Library Federation, but reading the item beforehand is not required for attendance.

Email kootenayteenbookclub@gmail.com to register and/or get a copy of the book!

“Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things provide 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 earth’s oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.” – Amazon Description