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Author:

Erdrich, Louise, illustrator. illustrator.

Title:

The birchbark house [electronic resource].

Format:

[electronic resource].

Publisher:

HarperCollins,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

1 online resource

Subject:

Ojibwa Indians--Juvenile fiction.
Indians of North America--Juvenile fiction.
Islands--Juvenile fiction.
Seasons--Juvenile fiction.
Ojibwa Indians--Fiction.
Indians of North America--Superior, Lake, Region--Fiction.
Islands--Fiction.
Seasons--Fiction.
Electronic books.
Superior, Lake, Region--Fiction.

Other Authors:

hoopla digital.

Notes:

Digital content provided by hoopla.

Summary:

This is an essential series chronicling 100-years in the life of one Ojibwe family, and includes beautiful interior black-and-white artwork done by the author. She was, named Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. 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. 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. By turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer.

Series:

Birchbark House series ; book one
Erdrich, Louise. Birchbark House series ; bk. 1.

ISBN:

0063064189
9780063064188

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)