The Porcupine Year
by Louise Erdrich • Book 3 of the Birchbark House Series
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2008
Word Count 36,882
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 840L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 124700, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Family life
- Indians of North America--Superior, Lake, Region--Fiction
- Voyages and travels
- History
- Ojibwa Indians--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Superior, Lake, Region--History--19th century--Fiction
- 19th century
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Ojibwa Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Family life--Superior, Lake, Region--Fiction
- Superior, Lake, Region
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Ojibwa Indians
- Indians of North America
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Bookworms
- Coming of Age: American Indian Heritage
- Historical Fiction: American Indian
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Awards & Distinctions 4
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2009
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Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2008
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