Award-winner: Newbery Honor Book
Becky, Dick, Phil, and Joan head to their uncle's quarter section in Tripp County, South Dakota in the early 1900s after he dies. Even though Becky and Dick are teenagers, they reach adulthood quickly as they navigate the unforgiving Dakota plains, surly neighbors, and unpredictable weather. Readers will process their story in awe as these kids face unimaginable obstacles and succeed!
Mrs. McNeely bases this story on her own experience homesteading (as an adult) in the exact same territory. She actually had this book published before Laura Ingalls Wilder's series! Readers who have "out-grown" the Little House books will enjoy this novel as it focuses on Becky, who is a teenager.
My history curriculum recommended this novel. It brought "history to life".
Discuss: A couple of times there are negative references to being black. One time they say "work like n--".
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed via ILL.
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