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Description edit
For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams’ interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Laura Ingalls: Very strong girl, loves her family. Protagonist.
- Mary Ingalls: Laura's sister, blind from scarlet fever. Oldest child, in a college for the blind.
- Mrs. Brewster: Add a description of this character.
- Almanzo Wilder: Laura's soon-to-be husband. Has the best horses.
- Nellie Oleson: The girl who doesn't like Laura. Stuckup and snobby.
- Uncle Tom: Laura's uncle on her mother's side.
- Mrs. McKee
- Ma: Laura and Mary and Grace and Carrie's mother. Wife to Pa. :)
- Pa: Laura and Mary and Grace and Carrie's father. Husband to Ma. :)
- Carrie: Laura, Grace, and Mary's sister. Second youngest.
- Clarence
- Grace: The Ingalls' youngest daughter.
- Charles: Father of the children: Pa.
- Barnum
- Mr. Owen
- Tommy
- Caroline
- Alice
- Reverend Brown: Reverend of their church. Foster father to Ida.
- Johnny
- Ida: Foster daughter to Reverand Brown. Good friends with Laura.
- Mr. Williams
- Elmer
- Perry
First Sentence edit
Sunday afternoon was clear, and the snow-covered prairie sparkled in the sunshine.
Table of Contents edit
1. Laura Leaves Home
2. First Day of School
3. One Week
4. Sleigh Bells
5. A Stiff Upper Lip
6. Managing
7. A Knife in the Dark
8. A Cold Ride
9. The Superintendent's Visit
10. Almanzo Says Good-Bye
11. Jingle Bells
12. East or West, Home is Best
13. Springtime
14. Holding Down a Claim
15. Mary Comes Home
16. Summer Days
17. Breaking the Colts
18. The Perry School
19. The Brown Poplin
20. Nellie Oleson
21. Barnum and Skip
22. Singing School
23. Barnum Walks
24. Almanzo Goes Away
25. The Night Before Christmas
26. Teachers' Examinations
27. School Days End
28. The Cream Colored Hat
29. Summer Storm
30. Sunset on the Hill
31. Wedding Plans
32. "Haste to the Wedding"
33. Little Gray Home in the West
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 9 in Little House. (standard series)
Preceded by Little Town on the Prairie, and followed by The First Four Years.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1943
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 299
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1943
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 299
Awards edit
- Newbery Honor Book (1944)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Where We Live › Farm Life › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction › 1800s
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( W ) › Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( W ) › Williams, Garth
- Books › Children's Books › Series › Historical › Little House
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life
- Books › Children's Books › Educational › Citizenship
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Classics by Age
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8
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Movie Connections edit
- Little House on the Prairie (IMDb): 1974–1984 TV Series of 9 Seasons and 3 movies.
- Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (IMDb): 2002 movie. Part 2.
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