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The Porcupine Year - (Birchbark House) by Louise Erdrich (Paperback)

Name: The Porcupine Year - (Birchbark House) by Louise Erdrich (Paperback)
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The third novel in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich.
8-12 Years
7.5" x 5.1" Paperback
224 Pages
Juvenile Fiction, Native American
Series Name: Birchbark House

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About the Book

Erdrich continues the story of Omakayas, a young Ojibwe girl living in the mid 1800s. Omakayas and her family are now on the move as white settlers force them further into the West. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

The third novel in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich.

Omakayas was a dreamer who did not yet know her limits.

When Omakayas is twelve winters old, she and her family set off on a harrowing journey in search of a new home. Pushed to the brink of survival, Omakayas continues to learn from the land and the spirits around her, and she discovers that no matter where she is, or how she is living, she has the one thing she needs to carry her through.

The Birchbark House Series is the story of one Ojibwe family's journey through one hundred years in America. In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews wrote that The Porcupine Year is "charming, suspenseful, and funny, and always bursting with life."

From the Back Cover

Omakayas was a dreamer who did not yet know her limits.

Review Quotes

"The struggle to survive provides the exciting action in this sequel to The Birchbark House (1999) and The Game of Silence (2005), which takes place in 1852. What is left unspoken is as powerful as the story told." - Booklist (starred review)

"Charming, suspenseful, and funny, and always bursting with life." - Kirkus Reviews on The Birchbark House

"Readers will want to follow this family for many seasons to come." - Publishers Weekly on The Birchbark House

"Erdrich is a talented storyteller. She has created a world, fictional but real: absorbing, funny, serious, and convincingly human." - New York Times Book Review on The Game of Silence

"Readers who loved Omakayas and her family in The Birchbark House have ample reason to rejoice in this beautifully constructed sequel." - Kirkus (starred review) on The Game of Silence

"Charming and enlightening." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The novel reinforces the strength and importance of family." - KLIATT (starred review)

"The events in this installment will both delight and appall readers." - School Library Journal (starred review)

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .32 Pounds

Suggested Age: 8-12 Years

Number of Pages: 224

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Sub-Genre: Native American

Series Title: Birchbark House

Publisher: HarperCollins

Format: Paperback

Author: Louise Erdrich

Language: English

Street Date: September 14, 2010

TCIN: 88896478

UPC: 9780064410304

Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-0651

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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