This is a valuable tool for undergraduate students and advanced scholars alike.... A conscientious reader who uses this handbook as it is intended - to facilitate the considerable intellectual work that Erdrich's texts demand - will find that it enhances the pleasure of traveling the road to full appreciation of Erdrich's achievement. Including this text with Erdrich's novels as required ... Read morereading in literature classes will, without a doubt, lead students quickly to higher, more insightful levels of discussion and writing than they might otherwise have reached within the span of a single course. - Studies in American Indian Literature ""Erdrich is one of the best-known contemporary Native American writers, and her work is popular and used widely in classrooms. Beidler and Barton's excellent reference guide has all the information any student or teacher needs to follow the interconnections of Erdrich's novels.... With its sound scholarship and clear, concise writing style, this guide is a must for any library holding Erdrich's novels. It will be heavily used by undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty."" - Choice ""This guide is an ideal supplement for those teaching courses that include Erdrich's works or a serious reader who wants to find out more about her books. And any serious reader should want to read the novels of this important American author."" - Magazine (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Show Less