{"product_id":"the-game-of-silence","title":"The Game of Silence (Birchbark House #2) by Louise Erdrich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Game of Silence \u003c\/em\u003eis the second novel in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Louise Erdrich. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island in Lake Superior. One day in 1850, Omakayas's island is visited by a group of mysterious people. From them, she learns that the chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island and move farther west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat day, Omakayas realizes that something so valuable, so important that she never knew she had it in the first place, could be in danger: Her way of life. Her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Birchbark House Series is the story of one Ojibwe family's journey through one hundred years in America. The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eraved about \u003cem\u003eThe Game of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e: \"Erdrich has created a world, fictional but real: absorbing, funny, serious and convincingly human.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Memorable.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Full of humor, richness and heart.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisconsin State Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will welcome the return of richly drawn characters.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Erdrich is a talented storyteller. She has created a world, fictional but real: absorbing, funny, serious and convincingly human.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Erdrich's captivating tale of four seasons portrays a deep appreciation of our environment, our history, and our Native American sisters and brothers.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise Erdrich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the award-winning author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46129357848762,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_f8bd664a-21c8-4e37-81af-768b90953739.jpg?v=1780762161","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-game-of-silence","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}