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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 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

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 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

Stark, Andrew

Summary: Liam and his mother find an injured pigeon, and his mother insists on taking it to the wildlife center, explaining that while some people think of pigeons as pests, every animal deserves care, respect, and a place in the world.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE STA

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

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DRO

Johnson, Anna Rose

1 hold on 3 copies

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

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

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Johnson

Luby, Brittany

Summary: After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LUB

Razor, Peter

Summary: "A story about an Anishinaabe boy who must attend a boarding school for Indigenous children in 1890s Wisconsin. He befriends the headmaster's nephew and teaches him about his culture and Ojibwemowin language"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Makwa Enewed 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

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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Erdrich, Louise

Summary: Living with their Ojibwe family on the Great Plains of Dakota Territory in 1866, twin brothers Makoons and Chickadee must learn to become buffalo hunters, but Makoons has a vision that foretells great challenges that his family may not be able to overcome.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Erdrich, Louise.

1 hold on 1 copy

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: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Bookshelf 2002

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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

Lajimodiere, Denise K.

Summary: As she prepares for her first powwow, an Ojibwa girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle. Includes glossary.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Minnesota Historical Society Press 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAJ

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