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Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HyperionBooks for Children 1999

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERD

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERD

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION Erd

Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERD

Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERD

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ERD

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Erdrich 2012

Child, Brenda J.

Summary: "When Uncle and Windy Girl attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Uncle's stories inspire visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHI

Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2008

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Stacks, Call number: J FIC ERD

Stark, Andrew

Summary: Shy, eight-year-old Liam is anxious about attending a local powwow with his best friend, Zach, but he soon discovers that the venue is full of exciting things to eat and do--from delicious Indian tacos to lively drum circles and dancing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR PURPLE STA

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE STA

Quigley, Dawn

Summary: "Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat),...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUI

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUI

Erdrich, Louise.

Summary: In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Audio Books, Call number: JT CD Fiction Erdrich

Boulley, Angeline

Summary: "Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi's hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC BOU

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: YA PA FIC BOU

Boulley, Angeline

Summary: Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that was entirely not her fault, she's stuck working to pay back her Auntie Daunis for repairs to the Jeep. Thankfully she has the other outcasts of the summer program, Team Misfit Toys, and even her twin sister Pauline. Together they ace obstacle courses, plan vigils for missing women in the community,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Jones, Adam Garnet

Summary: "How can Shane reconcile his feelings for David with his desire for a better life? Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press Ltd. 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JON

Drouillard, Staci Lola

Summary: Chronicles the changes brought upon a beloved family tree that must be uprooted and planted on new land.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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Quigley, Dawn

Summary: Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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Bird, James

Summary: After being caught stealing one too many times, Benjamin Waterfalls is sent to a "boot camp" at the Ojibwe reservation where he searches for answers as he tries to turn his life around and embrace this second chance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BIR

Johnson, Anna Rose

Summary: When fourteen-year-old Norvia moves from Beaver Island to Boyne City in 1914, she has to contend with a new school, a first crush, and a blended family, but she also must keep secret her parents' divorce and her Ojibwe heritage. Includes author's note.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOH

Johnston, Basil.

Summary: Contains twenty-two humorous stories about a community of Ojibway Indians living on a fictional Indian reservation in Canada.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1993

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOH

Johnson, Anna Rose

Summary: "Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse- keepers -- and, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking."--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOH

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JOH

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