{"product_id":"the-game-of-silence-9780064410298","title":"The Game of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Game of Silence \u003c\/em\u003eis the second novel in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Louise Erdrich. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island in Lake Superior. One day in 1850, Omakayas's island is visited by a group of mysterious people. From them, she learns that the chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island and move farther west. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat day, Omakayas realizes that something so valuable, so important that she never knew she had it in the first place, could be in danger: Her way of life. Her home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Birchbark House Series is the story of one Ojibwe family's journey through one hundred years in America. The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eraved about \u003cem\u003eThe Game of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e: \"Erdrich has created a world, fictional but real: absorbing, funny, serious and convincingly human.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Erdrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.69h x 5.30w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064410298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e87336 \/ Game of Silence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2006 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErdrich, Louise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise Erdrich\u003c\/strong\u003e, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the award-winning author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Louise Erdrich \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47286537060509,"sku":"9780064410298","price":23.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b8305c4d-e23e-42de-9f84-3793a0efdc55.jpg?v=1760025026","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-game-of-silence-9780064410298","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}