Chickadee
by Louise Erdrich • Book 4 of the Birchbark House Series
Chickadee is the eight-year-old son of Omakayas, the now-grown Objibwe who was a... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- American Indian
Year Published 2012
Word Count 37,484
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 153160
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Métis--Fiction
- Voyages and travels--Fiction
- Ojibwa Indians--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- 19th century
- Kidnapping--Fiction
- Métis--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Ojibwa Indians--Juvenile fiction
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--Fiction
- Great Plains
- Superior, Lake, Region
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Ojibwa Indians
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Family life
- Great Plains--History--19th century--Fiction
- Indians of North America--Superior, Lake, Region--Fiction
- Voyages and travels
- Kidnapping
- History
- Maetis
- Superior, Lake, Region--History--19th century--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Indians of North America
- Lists With This Book
- 11 - Nov. Book-a-Day Almanac
- Día Books, 2013, All Ages
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2019
Winner, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Elementary Selection, 2013

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
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