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The Game of Silence: Summary and book reviews of The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich, plus links to an excerpt from The Game of Silence and a biography of Louise Erdrich.
The Game of Silence
by
Louise Erdrich
Hardcover: Apr 2005,
256 pages.
Paperback: Jun 2006,
272 pages.
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.
Book Reviews
School Library Journal - Kimberly Monaghan
The action is somewhat slow, but Erdrich's captivating tale of four seasons portrays a deep appreciation of our environment, our history, and our Native American sisters and brothers.
Booklist - Hazel Rochman
Starred Review. Grades 5-8. As Erdrich said about The Birchbark House, her research into her ancestors revealed the horrifying history and also a culture rich, funny, and warm. In this heartrending novel the sense of what was lost is overwhelming.
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The Game of Silence
School Library Journal - Kimberly Monaghan
Booklist - Hazel Rochman
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