Authors: Louise Erdrich
Chickadee (23 page)
ALSO BY LOUISE ERDRICH
FOR CHILDREN
Grandmother's Pigeon
ILLUSTRATED BY JIM LAMARCHE
The Range Eternal
ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE JOHNSON AND LOU FANCHER
The Birchbark House
The Game of Silence
The Porcupine Year
NOVELS AND STORIES
Love Medicine
The Beet Queen
Tracks
The Bingo Palace
Tales of Burning Love
The Antelope Wife
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
The Master Butchers Singing Club
Four Souls
The Painted Drum
The Plague of Doves
The Red Convertible
Shadow Tag
The Round House
POETRY
Jacklight
Baptism of Desire
Original Fire
NONFICTION
The Blue Jay's Dance
Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
COVER ART © 2012 BY AZA ERDRICH DORRIS
COVER ART DESIGN BY MICHELLE TAORMINA
Chickadee
Copyright © 2012 by Louise Erdrich
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Erdrich, Louise.
Chickadee / Louise Erdrich.â1st ed.
p.  cm.
Summary: Continuing the series that began with The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, and The Porcupine Year, Chickadee follows a brand-new character, Omakayas's son Chickadee. Kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe, Chickadee must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on the most exciting and dangerous journey he's ever taken to get back home.
ISBN 978-0-06-057790-2 (trade bdg.)
ISBN 978-0-06-057791-9 (lib. bdg.)
EPub Edition © JULY 2012 ISBN 9780062190079
1. Ojibwa IndiansâJuvenile fiction. 2. MetisâJuvenile fiction. [1. Ojibwa IndiansâFiction. 2. MetisâFiction. 3. Indians of North AmericaâSuperior, Lake, RegionâFiction. 4. Indians of North AmericaâGreat PlainsâFiction. 5. KidnappingâFiction. 6. Voyages and travelsâFiction. 7. Family lifeâFiction. 8. Superior, Lake, RegionâHistoryâ19th centuryâFiction. 9. Great PlainsâHistoryâ19th centuryâFiction.] I. Title.
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