cover image THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE

THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE

Louise Erdrich, Louise Erdich, . . Hyperion, $6.99 (244pp) ISBN 978-0-7868-1454-1

The author's first novel for children centers on young Omakayas and her Ojibwa family who live on an island in Lake Superior in 1847; PW's Best Books citation called it "captivating." Ages 9-up. (Aug.)