The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

“She was seven winters old, and she was the one who had to be strong.”

Omakayas feels so real when she is trying to be brave for her family. Watching her care for her baby brother Neewo makes your heart ache.

The way they prepare for winter feels like a dance with the earth. Every berry and piece of birchbark is a gift they never take for granted.

Andros is that annoying little brother we all had. He is constant trouble but the house would be too quiet without his noise.

“The spirits have a way of choosing who will stay and who will go.”

Smallpox changes everything in a single breath. The silence in the cabin after the fever hits is the heaviest thing I have ever read.