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	'''''The Porcupine Year''''' is a 2008 novel by ]. It is the third novel in "The Birchbark House" series that began with '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-birchbark-house/\|title=The Birchbark House\|website=]\|access-date=May 10, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415151411/https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-birchbark-house/\|archive-date=April 15, 2022\|url-status=live}}</ref> It continues to follow the family of the ] girl Omakayas ("little frog").		'''''The Porcupine Year''''' is a 2008 novel by ]. It is the third novel in "The Birchbark House" series that began with '']''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-birchbark-house/\|title=The Birchbark House\|website=]\|access-date=May 10, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415151411/https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-birchbark-house/\|archive-date=April 15, 2022\|url-status=live}}</ref> It continues to follow the family of the ] girl Omakayas ("little frog").

	==Plot summary==
	Following Omakayas and her family on the journey away from their home on ''Moningwanekaaning'', ],<ref name=Harper/> the novel picks up where The Game of Silence left off, in 1852.
	Per the publisher's description:
	{{''"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. hile 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."''}}

	==Acclaim==
	The book was recieved favourably by critics '']'' described it as "charming and enightening" in a starred review, while ] (also in a starred review) said "the novel reinforces the strength and importance of family"<ref name="Zinn Education Project: The Porcupine Year">{{cite web \|url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/porcupine-year \|website=Zinn Education Project \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>. ''Booklist'', in a starred review, said, “The struggle to survive provides the exciting action in this sequel to The Birchbark House (1999) and The Game of Silence (2005), which takes place in 1852. What is left unspoken is as powerful as the story told.”<ref name="Zinn Education Project: The Porcupine Year">{{cite web \|url=https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/porcupine-year \|website=Zinn Education Project \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
	*Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-porcupine-year-louise-erdrich?variant=32122543308834 \|website=Harper Collins \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
	*ALA Notable Children's Book<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-porcupine-year-louise-erdrich?variant=32122543308834 \|website=Harper Collins \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
	*Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-porcupine-year-louise-erdrich?variant=32122543308834 \|website=Harper Collins \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>

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2008 novel by Louise Erdrich

The Porcupine Year

Author	Louise Erdrich
Audio read by	Christina Moore
Series	"The Birchbark Series"
Publisher	Harper Collins
Publication date	2008
Publication place	United States
ISBN	9780064410304
Preceded by	The Game of Silence (2005)
Followed by	Chickadee (2012)

The Porcupine Year is a 2008 novel by Louise Erdrich. It is the third novel in "The Birchbark House" series that began with The Birchbark House. It continues to follow the family of the Ojibwe girl Omakayas ("little frog").

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"The Birchbark House". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

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