Book 2

The Game of Silence

by Louise Erdrich

Published 26 April 2005
Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.

Book 3

The Porcupine Year

by Louise Erdrich

Published 2 September 2008
In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.

Book 4

Chickadee

by Louise Erdrich

Published 21 August 2012
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.

Book 5

Makoons

by Louise Erdrich

Published 9 August 2016

In this award-winning sequel to Chickadee, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich continues her celebrated Birchbark House series with the story of an Ojibwe family in nineteenth-century America. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way...

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The Bone Tribe

by Louise Erdrich

Published 9 September 2025