By the Shores of Silver Lake

Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder

West again The Ingalls family is heading west to the unsettled Dakota territory on the edge of the frontier. They will only have a few neighbors, and they’re not even sure where their homestead will be in this new wild place. But Laura is eager to begin this new journey. She will be back where she belongs, back on the prairie, and that’s all that matters…..Read More

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