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By the Shores of Silver Lake: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

A new home on the Dakota prairie

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  • Award recognition

    Newbery Honor Award recipient

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A new home on the Dakota prairie

The Ingalls family’s move to Dakota Territory brings a change from the covered-wagon journeys of earlier installments to the work of establishing a permanent home. Pa’s railroad job leads to a homestead claim, while Laura, her sisters, and their mother travel by train to join him. Their winter in a surveyors’ house and the beginnings of a town on the shores of Silver Lake give the story a focus on settlement, family life, and the transformation of an open landscape.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in historical family stories
  • Readers following Laura Ingalls and her family’s continuing adventures
  • Young readers exploring classic children’s fiction

Themes

Family and homeSettlement and community-buildingTravel and changing landscapes

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Book overview

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 railroad until he finds a homestead claim that 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.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

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