{"product_id":"9780060577926","title":"Chickadee","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChickadee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Louise Erdrich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, \u003cem\u003eChickadee\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel of a new arc in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Louise Erdrich. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwin brothers Chickadee and Makoons have done everything together since they were born—until the unthinkable happens and the brothers are separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to reunite, both Chickadee and his family must travel across new territories, forge unlikely friendships, and experience unexpected moments of both unbearable heartache and pure joy. And through it all, Chickadee draws from the strength of his namesake, the chickadee, to carry him home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChickadee\u003c\/em\u003e continues the story of one Ojibwe family's journey through one hundred years in America. In a starred review, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003eproclaimed, \"Readers will be more than happy to welcome little Chickadee into their hearts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paperback edition includes additional material, such as an interview with the author and activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e★ “A beautifully evolving story of an indigenous American family. ”\u003cbr\u003e★ “Erdrich’s storytelling is masterful. Readers will be more than happy to welcome little Chickadee into their hearts.”\u003cbr\u003e“Readers will absorb the history lesson almost by osmosis; their full attention will be riveted on the story. Every detail anticipates readers’ interest.”\u003cbr\u003e“In the fourth book in Erdrich’s award-winning Birchbark House series, the focus moves to a new generation. As always, the focus is on the way-of-life details as much as the adventure. Most affecting are the descriptions of Makoons’ loneliness without his brother.”\u003cbr\u003e“Set around the same time period as the ever-popular Little House books, the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBirchbark House\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eseries has become a classic narrative in its own right. Delightful.”\u003cbr\u003e“The pleasures of reading the series are not unlike those of reading Laura Ingalls Wilder: Discovering an earlier time in our country through stories of the daily lives of children.”\u003cbr\u003eGLOWING PRAISE FOR THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE SERIES: “Based on Erdrich’s own family history, the mischievous celebration will move readers, and so will the anger and sadness. What is left unspoken is as powerful as the story told.”\u003cbr\u003e“[A] lyrical narrative. Readers will want to follow this family for many seasons to come.”\u003cbr\u003e“Readers who loved Omakayas and her family in The Birchbark House (1999) have ample reason to rejoice in this beautifully contstructed sequel … Hard not to hope for what comes next for this radiant nine-year old.”\u003cbr\u003e★ “Erdrich’s charming pencil drawings interspersed throughout and her glossary of Ojibwe terms round out a beautiful offering.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060577926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41096688533710,"sku":"9780060577926","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060577926_eafa31ec-90ce-4b4a-a817-4aa9e2959787.jpg?v=1652086767","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060577926","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}