The Porcupine Year

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."

About the author

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.
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.

Product details

• Authors: Louise Erdrich
• Assisted by: Louise Erdrich (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2008
• EAN: 9780060297886
• ISBN: 978-0-06-029788-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Birchbark House
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Travel, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Environment, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural