JANE AUSTEN

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Little House - Book 9

~~ The First Four Years ~~

1971

by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth William

Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land around their home on the South Dakota prairie. Soon their baby daughter, Rose, is born, and the young family must face the hardships and triumphs encountered by so many American pioneers.

And so Laura Ingalls Wilder's adventure as a little pioneer girl ends, and her new life as a pioneer wife and mother begins. The nine Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse into America's frontier past and a heartwarming, unforgettable story.

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Little House - Book 8

~~ These Happy Golden Years ~~

1943

by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth William

Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but keeps at it so that she can help pay for her sister Mary's tuition at the college for the blind. During school vacations Laura has fun with her singing lessons, going on sleigh rides, and best of all, helping Almanzo Wilder drive his new buggy. Friendship soon turns to love for Laura and Almanzo in the romantic conclusion of this Little House Book. 

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Little House - Book 7

~~ Little Town on the Prairie ~~

1941

by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth William

The little settlement that wheathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town.  Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social.  Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind.  Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walk home from church with Laura.  And Laura, now fifteen years old, receives her certificate to teach school.

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Little House - Book 6

~~ The Long Winter ~~

1940

by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth William

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory.  Blizzardss cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside.  Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo and a friend make a dangerous trip across the prairie  to find some wheat.  Finally a joyous Christmas is celebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all the Little House books.

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Little House - Book 5

~~ By the Shores of Silver Lake ~~

1939

by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth William

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroaduntil he finds a homestead claim the is perfect for their new little house.  Laura takes her first train ride as she, her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on the shores of Silver Lake.  After a lonely winter in the surveyors' house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake.  The Ingallses' covered-wagon travels are finally over.

Thanks so much for reading....

Credit to: www.harpercollinschildrens.com