The Birchbark House -- Louise Erdrich

<p><strong>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.</strong></p><p><em>She was named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. </em></p><p>Omakayas 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.</p><p>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 Omakayas to discover her calling.</p><p>By turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer.</p><p>The beloved and essential Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich includes <em>The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee</em>, and <em>Makoons.</em></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Louise Erdrich<br><b>Publisher:</b> HarperCollins<br><b>Published:</b> 11/16/2021<br><b>Pages:</b> 272<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.39lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780063064164<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.1<br><b>Point Value:</b> 7<br><b>Interest Level:</b>