The Porcupine Year

by Louise Erdrich

Signed by the Author

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.

Comments, Opinions, Reviews

Yahia Aqil commented on 13-Nov-2009 11:24 AM

Hi, Im a student at the Arab American University in Palestine. I read a book for Mrs. Louise Erdrich which was Birchbark House. I loved the novel so much and really it was amazing. I hope if I can contact with the writer her self, it will be my pride. yahia_scream2009_@hotmail.com Yahia Aqil

Karen Prakash commented on 20-Dec-2009 09:56 PM

oh! I can't wait for the next book in this series!!!!!!!!!!!

Paora Tibble commented on 06-Jul-2010 09:26 PM

Kia ora from New Zealand. I love this series too. Yay, now I can order my copy of The Porcupine year. I'm collecting these books to give to my daughter. I've just got her onto The Birchbark House, she's 7.

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