The Birchbark House

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

This National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Louise Erdrich is the first installment in a vital nine-book series chronicling 100 years in the life of one Ojibwe family, and includes 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.

About the Author

Louise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, lives in Minnesota and is the owner of Birchbark Books. She is the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels for adults, including Pulitzer Prize winner The Night Watchman and National Book Award winner The Round House.