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Ingeborg finds herself widowed and struggling to keep the new farm and her family together. With spring comes help from a distant cousin. Before long, Ingeborg cannot ignore the attraction she feels toward Haaken. But when her brother-in-law from Norway also arrives to help her, Ingeborg’s simple farm life becomes very complicated! (Red River of the North Book 2) ... Read more

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I Admire Authors Who Can Make Me Feel I'm In The Story
Book #2 "A New Day Rising" from the Red River Of The North series,is as captivating as the first book. I am so delighted and impressed to have discovered another author with the writing skill to make me feel that I am experiencing the settings being described,and Lauraine Snelling has that skill.

I have to confess that while loving the first book,I did not much care for our heroine's sourpuss of a husband. I thought he was a wet blanket on every bit of joy she and her boys experienced,and was not one bit sorry when he disappeared in a blizzard.

This second book has a news man come into their lives,who enjoys life and enriches their lives. We also meet another relative who has emigrated from Norway and joins their group.

There are several characters who readers will come to care about,and want to follow their stories.

I highly Recommend the Red River Of The North series,as an exceptional historical fiction series,that includes some sweet romance,as well.

Another Excellent Read By Lauraine Snelling! FEB 1884 - SPRING 1885
A New Day Rising (Red River of the North #2) (Paperback)

Another excellent read by Lauraine Snelling! I'm going through this book for the 2nd time in 2 years. Snelling captures your heart from her first book, and then leads you through another wonderful book!The times are hard, and Ingeborg and Kaaren manage to get through with their faith in God.The children are growing and learning a lot.Roald's 2nd cousin from the North Woods arrives, and then later Roald's youngest brother appears.Kaaren and Ingeborg find love in the Dakota Territory that makes you want to never put this book down.There are sad times, but not to the extent of the first book.Friends move in and become closer by the week.You'll want to read this wonderful book just as much as you loved reading the first book of the series.And there are many more books to go!

Very enjoyable series
If you are interested in the history of the USA in story form. Try Red River North) Very good!

Ah, the love story
I absolutely loved this sequel.It was inspiring and touching.It was nice to see a bit more of a love story than the first book.By now, I am totally in love with the Bjorklunds.

One of my favorites
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Ingeborg and Roald Bjorklund leave Norway for the promise of free land and a good life in America. But little could they foresee the price they will have to pay to wrest a living from the virgin prairie. Will they survive the hardships of that first winter? (Red River of the North Book 1) ... Read more

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Wonderful and enlightening historical fiction that makes you feel the emigrant experience
An Untamed Land is my fist book by Lauraine Snelling and I am impressed with how her writing engaged me. Excellent character development helped me to really come to know the main characters,and she really made me appreciate and admire the fortitude of the emigrants/immigrants that they were determined to make a successful life in this country after a horrendous ocean voyage,and suffering exploitation at every train stop on their journey from New york to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. for every item the travelers might need.

After living 3yrs. in Minot,ND ('65-'68) when my air force dad was stationed there,and hating it more than any other place we ever lived,I am amazed that any human being ever chose to stay there! At least our home had central heat and we had neighbors and modern conveniences. Still we risked frostbite every time we went outdoors in the winters with 60mph winds and wind chills of 60 below zero! The wind never stops blowing there,no matter what the season.

So I am anxious to read book 2,in the Red River Of The North series to see who manages to survive physically and mentally,in such a place. The first book was such a page-turner that it was very hard to force myself to go to bed.

Fabulous and Entertaining
The characters immigrant from Norway and meet many challenges on the journey to America and establishing a homestead. Each character is well developed and you come to know them well.The heroine is an amazing women.Oh, to have her strength and courage. Biblical principles and life lessons are gently woven through out the book and this entire series.Very well written and I highly recommend this to readers that enjoy pioneer fiction.

1877 (Norway) - 1878 (Dakota Territory) One Of The Best Authors, Lauraine Snelling
An Untamed Land (Red River of the North #1) (Paperback)

I own all (so far) of the books from this series for a couple of years now.I am re-reading them, as they are such a joy to read!If you like historical Christian fiction, you will love this book, and all the ones to follow.Do not delay in buying it!At this point, there are 14 more books to follow (these books start with the Grandparents in Norway and go all the way to the Grandchildren who are not even born yet in this book).The family starts out in Norway, and immigrates to New York's Castle Garden. There are very happy moments, and also horrible moments as you continue to read.As Ingeborg and Kaaren depend on the Lord God, they get through the times in their lives that forge them together.You'll learn they are much more than sisters-in-law.The times are trying and difficult at times.You will not want to put this book down, believe me.And at the end - you'll be ready to read the 2nd book in this series (of 14 right now) as well. I highly recommend it (and all of the series that follow it, they are all continuations of the people's lives that we learn to love along the way.

One of the best historical Christian fiction I've read in a long time
I, like many others, am very picky about the fiction I read.Although I will read romance, too many times authors ruin a good historically based story with clumsily written dialogue or unrealistic character development in their attempt to include romance.This story is gritty, very accurate in its detail and just a plain well-told story with a touch of romance that enhances rather than dominates the story.I haven't cried in a long time while reading a book and this one made me cry. The character development is wonderful, the narrative gripping and the reader gets a very real sense of what it must have been like to be one of the first families on the prairie as our great United States frontier was first settled. The Christian themes are well written, appropriate and appreciated.I couldn't wait to purchase the second book in the series and look forward to reading much more from this author.I have seen Lauraine Snelling for years as an author but never picked up one of her books.I'm so glad I chose this one as my first.

tender mercies
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An in depth look at the Golden Age of this warrior nation, with an emphasis on nomadic society.In the nineteenth century, the Sioux fired the imagination of a nation, coming to represent the stereotypical Native American in art and film. (20020801) ... Read more

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'A skillfully written, welcome addition to the scholarship on American Indian experience in federal boarding schools. Professor Child brings an important and revealing corpus of materials into public view and treats those materials with understanding and sensitivity' - Tsianina Lomawaima, author of "They Called It Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School". "Boarding School Seasons" offers a revealing look at the strong emotional history of Indian boarding school experiences in the first half of the twentieth century. At the heart of this book are the hundreds of letters written by parents, children, and school officials at Haskell Institute in Kansas and the Flandreau School in South Dakota. These revealing letters show how profoundly entire families were affected by their experiences. Children, who often attended schools at great distances from their communities, suffered from homesickness, and their parents from loneliness. Parents worried continually about the emotional and physical health and the academic progress of their children.Families clashed repeatedly with school officials over rampant illnesses and deplorable living conditions and devised strategies to circumvent severely limiting visitation rules. Family intimacy was threatened by the schools' suppression of traditional languages and Native cultural practices. Although boarding schools were a threat to family life, profound changes occurred in the boarding school experience as families turned to these institutions for relief during the Depression, when poverty and the loss of traditional seasonal economies proved a greater threat. "Boarding School Seasons" provides a multifaceted look at the aspirations and struggles of real people. Brenda J. Child, a Red Lake Ojibwe, is an assistant professor of American studies at the University of Minnesota. This is her first book. ... Read more

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Informative. Has something you've never heard of before
I picked up this book for my college class on the study of Native Americans from Civil War to present.Even though this is an educational biography on boarding school life, it is actually quite intriguing.Brenda Child completely covers the topic with very interesting material. I won't say that Boarding School Seasons is one of my favorites, but if you are interested in the topic of Indian boarding schools, then you will actually be suprised at how easy it is for this book to keep your attention.If you are viewing this book for a college course, then your class shouldn't be too hard.This is one of the few college required texts that I actually managed to enjoy

A Boarding School Primer
This short, easy to read book presents a basic overview of boarding school issues which occurred throughout the U.S. during the boarding school era.Brenda Child's book concentrates on the Red Lake Ojibwes who attendedboarding school at Flandreau specifically.The book also uses personalstories of students and their families in vignettes preserved throughletters sent to and from Flandreau. I found this book well-written,readable, and recommended as an overview of the boarding school era. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cities of the United States, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 518 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Provides a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. Includes thorough coverage of the area's largest or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial or commercial significance. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cities of the United States, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 444 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Provides a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. Includes thorough coverage of the area's largest or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial or commercial significance. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cities of the United States, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 458 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Provides a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. Includes thorough coverage of the area's largest or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial or commercial significance. ... Read more

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Rachel Porter, captured as a child in 1838 by a band of renegade Sioux, finds it hard to adjust after she is recaptured by her minister father. ... Read more

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A yielding, understanding spirit triumphs
A young girl, taken and raised by plains Indians, is captured and returned to her Christian family.Her struggle to assimilate to her family's ways is central to the story.Along with her failures in her struggle, comes insight and the eventual realization she must return to her Indian people if she is to survive.But her father, a pastor, is determined that she stay and adjust.How this conflict is resolved provides a gentle lesson in the power of mutual yielding and understanding.This is a wonderful story that can be read on more than one level.

Really Moving
This book was truly moving and it was full of emotion. The character was believable, because the way she was brought up was not to show emotion, but to keep it all inside. You could feel her troubled soul through the author's words. Altogether, this was a great book.

Good, and factual but with no emotion
The main charicter seemed to be made out of stone, not flesh. She showed no feelings throughout the whole story. Even though her life brought her many challenges and sorrowes, she did not even bat an eye. She was not a believable charicter,and i was dissapointed by the novel over all.

I loved this very sweet and moving story
When I wish a book wouldn't end or at least have another chapter or two it's been a good book for me.Some very delicate material was handeled quite nicely and the relationships are beautiful. I recommend this book toa young teen or any adult.

Interesting view of culture and the ways of that time.
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A young Dakota Indian boy describes the changes that come both in nature and in the life of his people with each new moon of the Sioux year. ... Read more

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The Seasons of the Sioux
The book begins with a young Dakota Indian boy being told of the changes that occur in nature and in life by his father and ends with him continuing the "moon-stick" tradition he was taught despite it being adifferent time. Changes in nature and in the lives of the Sioux come witheach new moon of the Sioux year. A "moon-counting stick" is usedto keep track of each moon and is replaced every Spring, which is when theSioux year begins.The illustrations in this book capture the changes ofthe seasons through color, from the brighter, fresher colors of spring tothe warmer, deeper colors of autumn. Each season and corresponding Siouxactivity is described poetically in an attempt to convey the spirit andfeeling of the season and the people as they read nature's signs. I lovedthe use of color and poetry to capture the mood of each season and the moodof the Sioux, summertime sewing circles with strawberries to color leatherleggings and the white of snow as "blinding" with the"biting" cold. I hesitate to give it 5 stars only because thephrase "the Great Spirit" is used, insinuating the Sioux believedin one great governing spirit when in fact, many spirits were acknowledged,each playing a role and in conjunction with each other. I did enjoy theuniversal lessons mentioned in the text, such as the need to recognize thepresence of cycles in nature and life and to accept change as a part oflife. An excellent book for introducing children to the seasons in generaland specifically the Sioux view of the seasons. Also good for introducingthe concepts of change and cycles. ... Read more

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Tree longs to escape the orphanage and find a real home for himself and his younger brother. But when his chance finally comes, "There's just room for one," says Delton Gunderson, who is looking for a boy to help work his North Dakota farm. If the Gundersons like Tree's work, they might adopt him. If they don't, back he goes. "I promise," Tree tells his brother, Acorn, "if I don't come back, I'll send for you."

But no matter what he does, Tree just can't seem to please the harsh farmer. How will he ever be able to bring Acorn to the farm? Only Gunderson's own brother, Jake, and his kind ways give Tree hope that this can become home -- until Acorn suddenly appears, and, with his wild actions, threatens everything. ... Read more

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An empathetic view of orphans
Jake's Orphan, by Peggy Brooke, is excellent historical fiction.What grabs the reader throughout the entirebook is the use of language.Brooke has taken time to find the right metaphor, exact word, the poignant phrase to express the emotions of the character.She definately shows, and never tells.The plot is fresh and unprdictable.Layers of meaning exist in every chapter, pulling the reader deeper and deeper into the life of Tree, Acorn and Jake.Characterization is clear cut and well executed.A must read for boys especially.Any history buff of tween years will enjoy learning about life in North Dakota during the early part of this century.A five star book.

Jake's Orphan
My granddaughter loves this book. It came in excellent condition, even signed by the author. Thank you so much for this great book. That was the most important thing on her Christmas List from Santa. It's her favorite book.

Jakes Orphan
Tree and his brother, Acorn, lived in an orphanage. Tree was later adopted to start a new life on a farm in North Dakota by a man, Mr. Gunderson, and his wife.

Tree has to stay at Mr. Gunderson's farm for one year before he can be sent back to the orphanage. While he is on the train he meets Mr. Gunderson's brother, Jake who later puts great effort in keeping Tree in the family.

Tree desperately wishes his brother was on the farm with him but he doesn't have the courage to speak up and ask anyone if his brother, Acorn, can come live there too.

This book is about the effort a brother puts in to his new home to save and create a new family of his own.

Jake's Orphan is a heart-warming and touching book that I would recommend to anyone and everyone.

A good book Claire P2/R2
This book is about an orphan named Tree who gets adopted for a year so he can help a small family called the Gundersons on their farm. Tree does not not want to go at first because ha doesn't want to leave his younger brother, Acorn, behind. Tree than decidedif he works hard enough for the Gundersons they might keep him and decide to also adopt Acorn. Tree tries his hardest but he can never seem to please Mr. Gunderson even after befriending his brother Jake. But with the help of Jake will Tree ever be able to get adopted?
You'll love this book if like to read historical fiction. Even though I didn't like this book that much, I think the author has a very unique way of writing that makes you want to keep reading the book until you finish it.

A Book for the Young Readers by Rosemary Proll-Clark
Jake's Orphan is about a 14-year-old boy named Theodore and his brother Alexander who have been at an orphanage in Minnesota for all their life and wanted out. When the two boys were young, they made up nicknames for each other. Theodore became Tree, and Alexander became Acorn. Tree got on opportunity to stay at a farm with a family called the Gunderson's. Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson needed help on their farm because their son went to college and couldn't help at the farm. There was only room for one of the brothers and, since Tree was the oldest, they chose him. Acorn was left at the orphanage, and Tree said he would send for him as soon as he could.

When Tree arrived at the farm he was introduced to Mr. Gunderson's brother, Jake, and then was immediately put to work milking the cows. Tree had only milked one cow so he was a really slow milker, and Mr. Gunderson was starting to regret bringing him. A couple of weeks later there was a big fire, and Tree was batting at the flames with a wet sack. The fire got bigger and bigger and after what seemed like hours, the fire was finally put out.

A few weeks after the fire, Tree went to his new school for the first time. He was greeted by two boys named Pete and Mike who said they wanted a boy named Leroy Johnson to come to the horse stables that afternoon and that Trees job was to make sure he got there. When Leroy arrived at the horse stable, Pete and Mike jumped out and tied him up. Then they started to beat him up. Just as Tree was starting to leave, his teacher caught him running away. The next day at dinner, his teacher shows up with the Leroy's father saying Tree beat Leroy up. Mr. Gunderson was really mad at Tree so Tree just stood listening quietly. Afterwards Tree ran behind the barn to find Jake there and started to tell him the actual story of what really happened. Jake told everyone the truth, but Tree still got punished for leading him there. Pete and Mike got the same punishment as him, which was cleaning out the horse manure from the horse stables. Mr. Gunderson was really mad at Tree and threatened to send him back.

After a few weeks passed, Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson went to see their son, Gus, and left Jake with Tree. About a day after they leave, Jake brings Tree a puppy. Tree decided to name the puppy Lady. As soon as Tree picked up the puppy, a visitor arrived at the farm. It was Tree's brother Acorn! Tree and Jake were both very surprised to see Acorn, but they were happy. When Mr. Gunderson and his wife came home, they were shocked! Mr. Gunderson wanted Acorn out of the house immediately, but a blizzard was coming in so Acorn stayed to help out at the farm. Once the blizzard passed, Mr. Gunderson let Acorn stay to help out with the farm.

Since Acorn was staying with the Gunderson's, he had to go to school. Acorn was in sixth grade and Tree was in eighth grade so the only time they saw each other during the school day was during recess. When Acorn heard what Mike and Pete did to Leroy, he decided to get even with them. The next day, people found odd things like tacks on the teacher's chair and love notes. On the last day of school, when Tree was in the horse barn cleaning manure, and Acorn ran in and acted as though he was there the whole time helping his brother. Then his teacher came and said for him to come with him because somebody had pushed over the outhouse while Pete was in it. Acorn said he thought he was on outhouse duty. Tree new what happened and explained it to the teacher and nobody got in trouble.

The next couple of days, Acorn didn't talk to Tree at all. Then Acorn told Tree he was going to run away. They were able to work out their differences but Acorn still wasn't talking to Tree very much. A week went by and Acorn started talking to Tree again. That night, everyone went to town to sell the calves, go shopping, and dance at a festival that had come to town. Tree danced with a girl that used to be in his class and Acorn played with some of the boys he knew. When they were heading home, Mr. Gunderson announced that he'd sold all his calves to their neighbor. Acorn had gotten really close to one of the calves and when he got home, he went out and broke all the necks of Mr. Gunderson's chickens. When Mr. Gunderson saw the chickens, Acorn said a fox had come and killed all the chickens. So they had lots of chicken for dinner.

When it was time for Tree and Acorn to go back to the orphanage, Acorn planned on running away that night. Tree woke up later that night and saw that Acorn had run away. Acorn had taken Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson's money, gun, food, and bullets. Tree ran outside yelling for Acorn and woke everyone up. Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson saw what Acorn took and Mr. Gunderson got his other gun. Tree found Acorn and Mr. Gunderson fired a warning shot. Acorn got scared so he was about to shoot Jake but Tree jumped in front of him and got hit in the head with the bullet. Tree fell to ground, but he only fainted.

The next day, Tree woke up and Acorn had gotten a good lesson taught to him from Mr. Gunderson and he was planned on being sent back as soon as possible. Jake stood by Tree and told Tree they wanted to adopt him, but they had to send Acorn back to the orphanage. Tree he couldn't send Acorn back alone and that if they adopted him, they had to adopt Acorn. Jake convinced Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson to adopt both Tree and Acorn. The next day, Tree and Acorn became Tree Gunderson and Acorn Gunderson.

This book was won an award for one the best childrens novels. I think this book is good for those kids who like adventure, surprises, and drama. I highly recomend it to those who look for a book that leaves them hanging in various places. I myslef didn't really like it, but everyone has their own taste.
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Beautiful reissue of Louise Erdrich's most famous novel, from one of the most celebrated American writers of her generation.Set on and around a North Dakota reservation, 'Love Medicine' tells of the intertwined fates of two families, the Lamartines and the Kashpaws. The women at the heart of this extraordinary community are survivors in a harsh and tumultuous world, united and sustained by the strength and diversity of their love -- the sweet delusion of the flesh; the powerful pull of blood ties; the affection for the old ways vying with the irresistible lure of the new. Their voices mingle and blend to form a continuous braided sequence of narratives which pulse with the sheer energy and drama of life.Greeted with great critical acclaim when first published in 1984, 'Love Medicine' won the US National Book Critics' Circle Award. Louise Erdrich has now substantially revised and expanded the novel for this edition, to complement its companion novels, 'The Beet Queen, Tracks' and 'The Bingo Palace'. ... Read more

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An unbelievably good read
I first came upon this author at the thrift store, and read The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse book through without stopping, I loved it that much.I now have every one of Erdrich's other books, and have loved them all.The people here who rate this one or two stars have NOT read this carefully or thoughfully, or maybe shouldn't be reading anything more difficult than a Danielle Steele novel.These are so lyrical and full of heart and meaning, so deep.I am in heaven reading these, all of them!

My favorite fiction book...
Anybody who enjoys a book, needs to read this novel. It's the best you'll ever come across, believe me. From beginning to end, it's a book you won't be able to put down.

A multi-perspective and multi-generational tale.
Love Medicine tells a multigenerational story that spans many decades, lives, marriages, loves, and deaths. It is an ambitious novel that both attempts to provide a widescreen view of life as it interconnects across blood and generations while simultaneously reserving the right to zoom into quiet moments that, while they may seem insignificant at the time, blossom in import as author Louise Erdrich scales back her view to reveal the intricate nature of her story. The novel centers around the two poles of the Kapshaws and the Larmartines, two families who live on an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. These families are not made up of traditional nuclear units, and Erdrich must provide an intricate and looping family tree just so the reader understands who is related to whom.

Each chapter of Love Medicine presents itself as a short story, a common technique for a first novel. However, what separates Love Medicine from other novels who have taken the same approach is the way Erdrich utilizes the shifting point of view to provide a multifaceted view of characters and events. Most chapters are written from the first person and provide an opportunity for Erdrich to play with tone and voice that depends on the character. For example, Lipsha Morrissey, a teenager growing up in the eighties, utilizes videogames for metaphors. The death of a veteran returning from Vietnam is treated as an accident or a suicide depending on the author. The technique, if a bit less experimental even if simultaneously more grand, is similar to Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury.

By revisiting events, and even placing some events in non-chronological order, Erdrich's stories accumulate momentum and power as the novel progresses. As readers, we are aware that we are privy to only moments in a larger story that takes place off screen. In ways Love Medicine is like a collection of close photographs of a single skyscraper - a bird's nest on a ledge, an American flag, the sun reflecting off a window - without ever revealing the whole object. We recognize the whole from the aggregate because of our familiarity with both, and in the case of Love Medicine the whole is life from family.

Perhaps the single most impressive aspect of Love Medicine is Erdrich's prose. Her writing is just this side of magical realism, and while certain characters may believe in magic, Lipsha Morrissey believes he has a healing touch, because these very same characters are telling the story we are welcomed to doubt their powers. However, Erdrich's writing is often imbued with an effervescent mysticism. In the chapter "The Island" narrated by Lulu Nanapush, Lulu leaves her home to live in a cave on an island with Moses Pillager, perhaps a more surrealist chapter than the rest of the novel. Upon consummating her romance with Moses, Lulu, who would go on to father many children with many fathers, informs the reader: "I want to grind men's bones to drink in my night tea...I want to be their food, their harmful drink, to taste men like stilled jam at the back of my tongue." These moments of surrealism are equally matched by a prose that seems permeable and effervescent, as if the words can barely capture the events before us.

Erdrich is responsible for populating her novel with a myriad of characters whose lives bend and bounce off one another, and while we may not condone the actions of every one of them, there is a clear understanding that their actions rise from a shared pain. Because these characters are connected through a webwork of relations, their loneliness seems that much tragic.

Love Medicine Review
This was one of the most relatable books that I have ever read. It has lots of crazy family issues. Each chapter was told from a different person's perspective. At first I thought it was a bit strange, but I ended up enjoying it. The short stories of each person relate to each other and tell a bigger story. It's amazing how people involved in the same event can remember something so differently.

couldn't finish this book
After about 75 pages into this book, I was done. I've decided I'm not a fan of lyrical writing or short stories with no clear connection or flow between the chapters. Too disjoint for me, and some of the characters were too bizarre for me. This is my first attempt to read this author's work: I would be hesitant to try any of her other novels. This will go in the "donate" pile for my local used book store.

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Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. ... Read more

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This eminently readable book, poignant and humorous, quickly draws the reader into the scholastic world of high school students. Based on classroom observation and overinterviews, this study is a fascinating look at the challenges in getting middle-class adolescents to engage with their high school education. ... Read more

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Describes the history, social life and customs, and present status of the Sioux. ... Read more