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2008 novel by Louise Erdrich This article is about the Louise Erdrich novel. For other uses, see The Porcupine Year.
The Porcupine Year
AuthorLouise Erdrich
Audio read byChristina Moore
Series"The Birchbark Series"
PublisherHarper Collins
Publication date2008
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN9780064410304
Preceded byThe Game of Silence (2005) 
Followed byChickadee (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").

Plot summary

Following Omakayas and her family on the journey away from their home on Moningwanekaaning, , 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 Kirkus Reviews described it as "charming and enightening" in a starred review, while Kliatt (also in a starred review) said "the novel reinforces the strength and importance of family". 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.”

  • Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book
  • ALA Notable Children's Book
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice

References

  1. "The Birchbark House". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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  3. ^ Zinn Education Project https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/porcupine-year. Retrieved 12 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Harper Collins https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-porcupine-year-louise-erdrich?variant=32122543308834. Retrieved 12 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. Harper Collins https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-porcupine-year-louise-erdrich?variant=32122543308834. Retrieved 12 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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