When the Stars Came Home Odawa from the forced removal policies

from the forced removal policies of the 1830s to the exigencies of the Civil War era

"With White Birch

Nana and Papa Bear are excited to have their grandkids come to visit

kids from different Native Nations know

she knows that another girl did the same generations before her

When the Stars Came Home Odawa from the forced removal policiesHow does a strange new place become home? When Ojiig moves to the city with his family, he misses everything they left behind. Most of all, he misses the sparkling night sky. Without the stars watching over him, he feels lost. His parents try to help, but nothing seems to work. Not glow in the dark sticker stars, not a star shaped nightlight. But then they have a new idea for how to make Ojiig feel better a special quilt stitched through with family