The Porcupine Year Hardcover - 2008

From the rear cover

Here follows the story of a most extraordinary year in the life of an Ojibwe family and of a girl named "Omakayas," or Little Frog, who lived a year of flight and adventure, pain and joy, in 1852.

When Omakayas is twelve winters old, she and her family set off on a harrowing journey. They travel by canoe westward from the shores of Lake Superior along the rivers of northern Minnesota, in search of a new home. While the family has prepared well, unexpected danger, enemies, and hardships will push them 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.

Richly imagined, full of laughter and sorrow, The Porcupine Year continues Louise Erdrich's celebrated series, which began with The Birchbark House, a National Book Award finalist, and continued with The Game of Silence, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.

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• ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 23
• Booklist, 06/01/2008, Page 79
• Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2008, Page 701
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 0
• Kirkus Best Children's Books, 11/15/2008, Page 16
• Kirkus Review - Children, 08/01/2008, Page 811
• Multicultural Review, 03/01/2009, Page 78
• School Library Journal, 09/01/2008, Page 180