Erdrich, Louise.
Summary: Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDQuigley, 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),...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUIChild, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minnesota Historical Society Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHIErdrich, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ERDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Erdrich 2012Johnson, Anna Rose
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022