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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"). |
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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"). |
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==Plot summary== |
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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. |
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''"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."'' |
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==Acclaim== |
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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> |
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*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> |
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*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> |
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*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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