Chickadee (23 page)

ALSO BY LOUISE ERDRICH

FOR CHILDREN

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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

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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.—1st 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 Indians—Juvenile fiction. 2. Metis—Juvenile fiction. [1. Ojibwa Indians—Fiction. 2. Metis—Fiction. 3. Indians of North America—Superior, Lake, Region—Fiction. 4. Indians of North America—Great Plains—Fiction. 5. Kidnapping—Fiction. 6. Voyages and travels—Fiction. 7. Family life—Fiction. 8. Superior, Lake, Region—History—19th century—Fiction. 9. Great Plains—History—19th century—Fiction.] I. Title.

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