![]() ![]() 'An island called Spirit Island where everyone but you died of the itching sickness- you were the toughest one, the littlest one, and you survived them all. ![]() Her voice was stern, but there was an ache in her look that Omakayas had never before seen. ![]() Where was I' 'A different island,' said old Tallow. ![]() Paperback, Large Print (May 22nd, 2019): $15.99 The Birchbark House Quotes Showing 1-4 of 4.Historical - United States - 19th Century.The beloved and essential Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich includes The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee, and Makoons. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has.īut 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 Omakayas to discover her calling.īy turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer. Omakayas and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. This National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich is the first installment in an essential nine-book series chronicling 100 years in the life of one Ojibwe family, and includes beautiful interior black-and-white artwork done by the author. ![]()
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