Marrow Thieves vs Goat

Debbie Piasetsky - Alberta Ed, Norma Johnson - Sweet Grass, Vanessa LeCaine - Sweet Grass

Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline The Goat -Anne Fleming

     vs

Vanessa - I listened to the Marrow Thieves earlier this year and I loved it.  The

narrator had a slow, melodic cadence and I really got a feel for the book.  I did

struggle at the beginning to figure out that it was not set in the now but the

not-too-distant future.  The idea of “harvesting” from specific populations is not

old but this was definitely a new take. Loved the tie in to Indigenous culture and

the way this story was told.  And then I read GOAT. A short book, cutesy cover,

was sure it would be a nice light snack. But it was a lovely surprise...a series

of intertwined stories that revolved around a goat living on the roof of a high rise

in New York City.  The stories are short but there is still strong character

development and you get a attached to the folks in these stories quickly. Here is

the dilemma....there are incredibly different books for very different audiences.

I loved them both for different reasons.  

Ok - this was a hard one but I am going to go with Goat.  After a couple of

weeks of sitting on it, Goat it the one that is sticking with me best.

Norma - Enjoyed both books.  Found it easier to get into The Goat.  My choice

for this round is The Goat.

Debbie - I too listened to “Marrow Thieves” and loved it. I thought for sure it
would be the book I chose to move forward. But then I hunkered down with
“The Goat” over the break and loved it too...equally...but for different reasons.
To make this quick, I am choosing “The Goat” to move forward because I think
students from grades 4-12 could enjoy it and learn from it. I will definitely be
nominating “Marrow Thieves” for my zombie pick later on though.