Louise Erdrich Libri

1988. La comunità di una riserva indiana nel North Dakota è scossa da un crimine di un'efferatezza inedita per quei luoghi. La moglie del giudice Coutts, Geraldine, che ha subìto l'aggressione, si è chiusa nel silenzio ed è caduta in una profonda depressione. Se è viva, lo deve alla propria presenza di spirito: ha approfittato di un momento di distrazione dell'assalitore ed è fuggita in automobile. Sembra che dopo averle usato violenza, l'uomo abbia tentato addirittura di bruciarla viva cospargendola di benzina. "Sembra", perché la faccenda presenta molti lati oscuri e perché la vittima si rifiuta di parlarne. Assistito dalle due polizie che operano all'interno della riserva, quella indiana e quella americana, Coutts inizia a indagare. Ma Coutts non è un giudice d'assalto, il suo lavoro si è sempre limitato a liti tra vicini, furtarelli, piccole truffe, ubriachezza, un po' di droga. Toccherà al figlio tredicenne Joe intervenire per cercare di far luce sul mistero.

Passenger pigeon hatchlings, thought to be extinct, are discovered in Grandmother's room after she departs on a voyage to Greenland.

The third novel in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by New York Times bestselling author Louise Erdrich. Omakayas was a dreamer who did not yet know her limits. When Omakayas is twelve winters old, she and her family set off on a harrowing journey in search of a new home.

For more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved people, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. To further complicate his quiet existence, a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda. Father Damien alone knows the strange truth of Leopolda's piety and is faced with the most difficult decision: Should he tell all and risk everything . . . or manufacture a protective history though he believes Leopolda's wonder-working is motivated solely by evil?

In this captivating sequel to National Book Award nominee The Birchbark House, Erdrich continues the story of Omakayas, a young Ojibwe girl in the mid 1800s.

Set in nineteenth-century America, this sequel to Chickadee follows an Ojibwe family as they navigate the challenges of their time. Louise Erdrich's storytelling delves into themes of cultural identity, resilience, and family bonds, capturing the rich heritage and experiences of Indigenous life. The narrative intertwines personal growth with historical context, offering readers a profound glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of the Ojibwe people.

A young Native American girl who considers her family's wood-burning stove to be the heart of her home in the Turtle Mountains must adapt when it is replaced.

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Chickadee is the first novel of a new arc in the critically acclaimed Birchbark House series by New York Times-bestselling author Erdrich, which chronicles one Ojibwe family's century-long history in America. This edition includes an author interview and activities.