Omakayas was a dreamer who did not yet know her limits. When Omakayas is twelve winters old, she and her family set off on a harrowing journey in search of a new home. Pushed to the brink of survival, Omakayas continues to learn from the land and the spirits around her, and she discovers that no matter where she is, or how she is living, she has the one thing she needs to carry her through.

 

This is volume 3 in Birchbark House .

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Louise Erdrich is the critically acclaimed author of several novels for adults, published here as well as in the US. THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE, her first children?s book, was inspired by her own family history ? she is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwa. She lives in Minnesota with her two daughters.