Little Town on the Prairie
A “Little House on the Prairie” Series Book
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 @ Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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And the “Little House on the Prairie” adventures continue! Share your love of the Little House books with your kids!
Join young Laura Ingalls as her family navigates life in the new town of De Smet. Learn about the challenges and joys of frontier life as the family tries to raise enough money to send Mary to the college for the blind in this charming story about family, love, commitment, and endurance.
When you join this Book Club, together we’ll read the classic, Little Town on the Prairie—and follow the Ingalls family as they navigate life in a developing town. You and your Literary Guide, Ms. Schuett, will analyze the characters, themes, and conflict within the story—and have so much fun learning about frontier life along the way!
What Makes This Special
It’s a classic. Little Town on the Prairie is the seventh book in the Little House series by famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder. This book was written from the author’s own experiences and memories of childhood and is intended for a younger audience. It is a charming insight into homesteading and frontier life.
Your Guide is a teacher with wonderful experience that helps your child learn to love reading and learning! Your Guide, Ms. Schuett, is an experienced teacher with a terminal degree (Master of Fine Arts) in storytelling. She grew up in the Midwest reading the Little House books and loves to be a Guide for the stories she loves, too! When you sign up for this Book Club, you get a professional, highly skilled Guide who helps your student develop a love for reading while learning how to dig deeper into all of the different parts of writing and creating a story.
Your Guide
Ms. Anna Schuett is a professional writer and teacher with Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English degree from Concordia University (with an emphasis in Creative Writing) and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Genre Fiction (MFA, terminal degree) from Western Colorado University.
While studying for her MFA, Ms. Schuett was an elementary school Para-Educator and Librarian/Technology Assistant. Spending a great amount of time with students who struggled with their studies, Ms. Schuett found a love for helping students learn and grow.
Ms. Schuett currently works as an I.T. Coordinator for Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy clinics across the state of Nebraska. Because of a love of working with students, she is excited to be in her role as an Instructor Access Instructor with Aquinas Writing Advantage.
Born, raised, and living in Nebraska, USA, Ms. Schuett enjoys reading, quilting, baking, and writing epic fantasy novels—all with a cup of coffee or tea within arm’s reach. You can reach Ms. Schuett at akschuett91@gmail.com.
About the Book
- Buy from Bookshop.org
- ISBN-10: 0064400077
- ISBN-13: 978-0064400077
(From the book jacket) The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her 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. Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all supplies from the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so young Almanzo Wilder 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.
And so continues Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family. 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.
Age Range – 7 and up
Parental Guidance
Little Town on the Prairie is a classic that was published in 1941, which means there are some cultural differences and dated concepts.
- Racism: The attitude around Native Americans is often racist, and some characters try to combat these beliefs.
- Bullying: Nellie Oleson has moved to De Smet from Plum Creek, and she once again begins to bully Laura.
- Courting: Alamzo asks Laura to walk home with him from church, which Ma is surprised by because he is a grown man and Laura is only 15. Almanzo is not quite as old as the townsfolk believe because he has lied about his age to have his own claim.
There may also be some challenging vocabulary that we discuss together in the Club; readers are encouraged to bring up vocabulary words for discussion in our time together.
Reading Schedule
- Week 1: Discussion – Chapters 1-5
- Week 2: Discussion – Chapters 6-10
- Week 3: Discussion – Chapters 11-15
- Week 4: Discussion – Chapters 16-20
- Week 5: Discussion – Chapters 21-25
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