On the Banks of Plum Creek Reviews
It
is the 1870's and seven year old Laura Ingalls and her family are
making the trek from Kansas into Minnesota in a covered wagon. The
family dog Jack has been trotting along with them underneath the
wagon.
It is a long and difficult trip. When the Ingalls family finally
arrives in Minnesota they discover that they will be living in a
dugout house, one whose walls are built of sod with a ceiling made
of hay. Ma, Laura, Carrie and Mary are a bit dismayed by the house
but Pa promises them that when he raises the first crop of wheat
they will move into a better house. Laura spends her time helping Ma
with house chores, swimming in the swimming hole and exploring her
new environment. Pa makes the decision to start building a new house
beside Plum Creek using materials he purchased on credit. Pa figures
that he will be able to pay for the materials when the fall harvest
arrives. When Pa finishes the house Laura and her family are
ecstatic. It is the finest home they have ever seen!
Laura and Mary meet many children when they start
attending school. One of the girls, Nellie Oleson, is a snobby brat
who happens to be the daughter of a storekeeper in town. Laura has
many skirmishes with the evil Nellie. The Ingalls' luck takes a turn
for the worse when gigantic grasshoppers descend on the crops right
before the harvest, totally destroying the wheat crop. Will the
Ingalls family be able to survive the loss of their wheat crop?
By: Sandra Calhoune of allreaders.com
GMahanaim, 13- year old book reader!, 11/21/2000
Another Great Story!!! Best of them all. This story is great.
Alison Jones, a freshman
high school student, 02/22/2000
The Best So Far, I really enjoyed this book. The book was written about
real life and the way in which people try to get through it, even though
it may seem hard. I would recommend this book to a friend because it
teaches us how lucky we really are! Some things are not as bad as they
seem, there is always someone worse off than you.
