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A review by vedaolivia
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
5.0
Omkayas tucked her hands behind her head, lay back, closed her eyes, and smiled as the song of the white-throated sparrow sank again and again through the air like a shining needle, and sewed up her broken heart.
(read for school)
oh my gooood. not only did this book teach me so much about Anishinaabe life and spirituality, it’s such a beautiful exploration of adolescence and how young people deal with grief. why don’t we read this in school??? so blown away!
oh my gooood. not only did this book teach me so much about Anishinaabe life and spirituality, it’s such a beautiful exploration of adolescence and how young people deal with grief. why don’t we read this in school??? so blown away!