The Birchbark House

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none known
not adapted into film
gptkbp:age 8-12 years
7 years old
gptkbp:artMovement imagery
foreshadowing
flashback
gptkbp:associatedWith friendship
family bonds
community ties
gptkbp:author gptkb:Louise_Erdrich
gptkbp:availableFormats ebook
hardcover
paperback
audiobook
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Indian_Youth_Literature_Award
gptkbp:character Omakayas
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Omakayas
gptkbp:conflict survival
family struggles
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_significance Native_American_literature
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Ojibwe_culture
gptkbp:followedBy The Game of Silence
The Porcupine Year
gptkbp:genre children's literature
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birchbark House
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:Beverly_K._Gherman
gptkbp:impact increased_awareness_of_Native_American_stories
gptkbp:influenced contemporary_Native_American_writers
gptkbp:influences Louise_Erdrich's_heritage
gptkbp:inspiration real-life experiences of the author
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-06-029246-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:motif community
nature
growth
gptkbp:musicComposer Ojibwe_traditions
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
descriptive
gptkbp:pageCount 192
gptkbp:publishedBy 1999
gptkbp:publisher HarperCollins
gptkbp:series gptkb:The_Birchbark_House_series
gptkbp:setting Ojibwe territory
gptkbp:symbolism birchbark
gptkbp:target_audience middle grade readers
gptkbp:theme family
nature
identity