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Synopsis
Otter is a girl of the Shadowed People, a tribe of women, and she is born to be a binder, a woman whose power it is to tie the knots that bind the dead--but she is also destined to remake her world. Otter is a girl of the Shadowed People, a tribe of women, and she is born to be a binder, a woman whose power it is to tie the knots that bind the dead, but she is also destined to remake her world.
Is Sorrow's knot appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this book deals with death and binding the dead as central themes, with moderate supernatural peril and ghost imagery. The cultural setting features a matriarchal society with Indigenous-inspired traditions around death rituals.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, grief, and supernatural horror elements.
Who'll love this
Kids will be drawn to Otter's journey of discovering her unique powers and her quest to change her world while learning the sacred magic of binding the dead.