A fresh new look for this National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich! This is the first installment in an essential nine-book series chronicling one hundred years in the life of one Ojibwe family and includes charming interior black-and-white artwork done by the author.
She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop.
Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has.
But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever--but that will eventually lead Omakakiins to discover her calling.
By turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer.
The beloved and celebrated Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich includes The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee, and Makoons, with more titles to come.
Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the award-winning author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.
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In my kid’s Minnesota Studies class they’ve been reading Louise Erdrich’s “The Birchbark House.” I’m happy about this because my kid has aged out of listening to my book recommendations.
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This is gross. I've been reading The Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich to my 5yo, & it's a beautiful way to discuss the treatment of Native people by white settlers & teach her about the Native people whose land we live on today. Kids can handle tough & complex topics https://t.co/EXEftSnro5
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@sljournal THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE series by Louise Erdrich; HOW I BECAME A GHOST and WHEN A GHOST TALKS, LISTEN by @tim_tingle; I CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE and THE SEA IN WINTER by @ByChristineDay; HEALER OF THE WATER MONSTER by @BYoungWritres; CHULA THE FOX by @Anthony_J_Perry, INDIAN NO MORE...