The Game of Silence (Ala Notable Children's Books. Middle Readers)

Hardcover, 256 pages

English language

Published April 26, 2005 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-029789-3

(2 reviews)

Her name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island in Lake Superior.It is 1850, and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a familiar rhythm: they build their birchbark houses in the summer, go to the ricing camps in the fall to harvest and feast, and move to their cozy cedar log cabins near the town of LaPointe before the first snows.The satisfying routines of Omakayas's days are interrupted by a surprise visit from a group of desperate and mysterious people. From them, she learns that all their lives may drastically change. The chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island in Lake Superior and move farther west. Omakayas realizes that something so valuable, so important that she never knew she had it in the first place, is in danger: Her home. Her …

Her name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island in Lake Superior.It is 1850, and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a familiar rhythm: they build their birchbark houses in the summer, go to the ricing camps in the fall to harvest and feast, and move to their cozy cedar log cabins near the town of LaPointe before the first snows.The satisfying routines of Omakayas's days are interrupted by a surprise visit from a group of desperate and mysterious people. From them, she learns that all their lives may drastically change. The chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island in Lake Superior and move farther west. Omakayas realizes that something so valuable, so important that she never knew she had it in the first place, is in danger: Her home. Her way of life. In this captivating sequel to National Book Award nominee The Birchbark House, Louise Erdrich continues the story of Omakayas and her family.

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MrRaccoon13 reviewed Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich

Review of 'Game of Silence' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Although I read this book at least once as a child, I had forgotten most of it. It is still excellent!! These are labeled as children's books but anyone should feel comfortable reading them, as they are pertinent and captivating at any age.

jumbanho

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May 29, 2017

Subjects

Indians of North America
Ojibwa Indians
Fiction
Juvenile Historical Fiction
Superior, Lake, Region
Children's 9-12
Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
Children: Grades 4-6
Juvenile Fiction
Historical - United States - 19th Century
Family - Multigenerational
People & Places - United States - Native American
Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / Native American
Family - General