224 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780756911867
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 13 May 2002
Description
" In this] story of a young Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, living on an island in Lake Superior around 1847, Louise Erdrich is reversing the narrative perspective used in most children's stories about nineteenth-century Native Americans. Instead of lookin...
Community Reviews Summary of 984 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
informative 51%
adventurous 48%
hopeful 39%
sad 38%
inspiring 27%
funny 17%
lighthearted 15%
challenging 9%
relaxing 9%
dark 5%
tense 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 56% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, GriefModerate
Animal death, Terminal illness, ColonisationMinor
Abandonment, Injury/injury detail224 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780756911867
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 13 May 2002
Description
" In this] story of a young Ojibwa girl, Omakayas, living on an island in Lake Superior around 1847, Louise Erdrich is reversing the narrative perspective used in most children's stories about nineteenth-century Native Americans. Instead of lookin...
Community Reviews Summary of 984 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
informative 51%
adventurous 48%
hopeful 39%
sad 38%
inspiring 27%
funny 17%
lighthearted 15%
challenging 9%
relaxing 9%
dark 5%
tense 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 56% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, GriefModerate
Animal death, Terminal illness, ColonisationMinor
Abandonment, Injury/injury detail