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The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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This fictional account of the Ingalls family living through a snowbound winter in the Dakota Territory was fascinating but also terrifying. As with most of the Little House books, I wish I had read this one as a child, when I would have seen this as a wonderful, wintery adventure. As an adult, all I can see are the perils on every page!
Thanks @megnews , for another great #LittleHouse Buddy Read!

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My report is basically for the entire month of May. This month was all about reading books set in the south. Seven of my 11 books were for the #SouthernCharm readathon on booktube. I also continued the #LittleHouse series with a favorite, The Long Winter. @megnews #Maywrapup

Cinfhen That‘s a fun prompt!! Might need to borrow that one too ☺️ 10h

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The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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I remember this one being my favorite growing up. I have vivid memories of winter storms rolling through as a child and imagining myself as Laura and then always feeling lucky to be cozy and warm. Images from this book stayed with me. I loved revisiting this and this time reading from an adult perspective, imagining trying to keep my family safe and fed. #littlehouse @megnews

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Little Town on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder

The first chapter in the next book in the #LittleHouse series is quite short but surprises us with a bit of a cliffhanger. The family is back to the homestead but what job in town is Pa thinking of for Laura?

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sblbooks I can't remember... was it tutoring someone? 2d

mrp27 That was a surprise! I don‘t remember but probably has something to do with preparing her for teaching. 2d

BarbaraJean It was SO short!! I immediately thought of a job in the hotel because of their experience before with all the people taking over their house! But Ma shot that down super quickly. @mrp27 Something to do with teaching makes a lot of sense. 2d

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julieclair Isn‘t it amazing that the only two jobs available to her would have been working at a hotel and teaching? And Ma seemed to think the idea of working at a hotel was shocking. But hadn‘t they owned a hotel at some point? 2d

megnews @julieclair it is amazing! I work in a hotel. How scandalous! 😃 1d

megnews @julieclair I think they just became the town inn out of necessity and no real choice of theirs. 1d

julieclair I asked Uncle Google about the Ingalls family and a hotel, and found some interesting info: http://www.pioneergirl.com/blog/archives/11669 and https://authoradventures.org/trails/by-state/iowa/wilder-laura-ingalls/ . These shed some light on why Ma says “no hotel work” for Laura. Sounds like their experience was not a good one. 1d

Bookwormjillk The first chapter was very abrupt. I thought my book might be missing pages! 1d

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megnews

The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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There is so much I didn‘t remember since I read this 100 times as a kid. 😂
Enjoyed this reread and the discussion with the #LittleHouse readalong group.

sblbooks Thanks so much for heading this up! I have enjoyed rereading these. 5d

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Little Town on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Reminder: our next #LittleHouse readalong chapter a day book starts in a couple weeks.

#BuddyRead

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https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2586127

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Little Town on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder

Reminder: our next #LittleHouse readalong chapter a day book starts in a couple weeks.

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Bookwormjillk I know I‘ve read this one but I don‘t remember it. Looking forward to it. 3w

Ann_Reads I'm looking forward to this one as well. It's a reread but the plot details are fuzzy. Thanks again to @megnews for all the wonderful posts. Lately, the daily discussions have been a welcome short mental reprieve from some other stressors. (edited) 3w

BarbaraJean Thanks for the reminder to put the next book on hold at the library! 😁And thank you for continuing to lead this buddy read and the daily discussions. I‘m really enjoying reading along with everyone! 3w

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mrp27 Yay! 3w

megnews @Ann_Reads glad we‘re giving you a little getaway. 2w

melissajayne Count me in 6d

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The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls Wilder

30 feet of snow needs to be removed from the tracks! No kerosene, coal, food? This is getting so scary. #LittleHouse

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Bookwormjillk It really is. I‘m always so surprised when Pa is so comfortable about relying on the train. It just seems like everything he‘d be against. 3w

sblbooks It's getting scary, but I'm not surprised. Pa has never been a planner. He has always taken unnecessary risk. This is no different. 3w

Vansa What I can't understand is how Almanzo and his brother seem to have so much more food. I get that they're fewer people, but they're also much younger-was Pa short-sighted enough to not have even stocked up supplies? 3w

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Bookwormjillk @Vansa good question. I wonder if they started with more savings. 3w

these_dreams I reread all these last year and I‘m so glad I did. 3w

these_dreams @Vansa In reality Pa was an alcoholic. Reading it as a child, just makes Almanzo out to be a great future provider for Laura. Reading it as an adult, as I did last year…there were plot holes. And that‘s because Pa liked to drink and actually kind of sucked IRL. Unfortunately. (edited) 3w

Vansa @Bookwormjillk oh, I'm so stupid, of course it's probably that, the Wilders did seem a lot more prosperous than the Ingallses did! 3w

Vansa @these_dreams oooh this puts a lot of things in perspective!Thank you for sharing that!So I should also read a biography along with these books then, anything you could recommend? 3w

Bookwormjillk @Vansa no, it‘s a good question. Why wasn‘t he better supplied? 3w

Bookwormjillk @these_dreams interesting. That puts a whole new spin on all of his trips to the hardware store. 3w

megnews @these_dreams not doubting you, but can you point me to a source? Googling it, I find Michael Landon who played Pa was an alcoholic but I can‘t find anything about Charles Ingalls. 3w

keys_on_fire This is an interesting article that, for me, helps me to understand why Laura has said several times in these books that she doesn‘t like being in town near the people: https://pointshistory.com/2013/03/14/the-little-saloon-on-the-prairie/amp/ 3w

keys_on_fire I plan on reading Pioneer Girl (Laura‘s autobiography that was written before the Little House series but not published until recently) and the Caroline book after we are done with this readalong! (edited) 3w

mrp27 Oh now I‘m curious about Pa. Would explain some things. But in this instance of the long winter everyone else was in pretty much the same boat as the Ingalls. I‘d go nuts staying stuck indoors with out adequate heat and light. 3w

megnews @mrp27 I agree only so much planning can be done with so few resources and reliance on those outside resources like the train. I think the difference too is Almanzo came from money and is a farmer. Pa did not and is more of a hunter. 3w

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The Long Winter | Laura Ingalls Wilder

Sorry #LittleHouse readalong. I‘ve been offline traveling for my daughter‘s graduation from UNC Pembroke.
What were your thoughts on the last couple of chapters?

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CBee Your daughter is just lovely ❤️ 3w

marleed Oh congrats! 3w

Bookwormjillk Congratulations 🎉 Still mad at Pa and feeling guilty about being annoyed by Mary. 3w

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sblbooks Wow! Those four years went by fast.Congratulations to your daughter. 3w

Soubhiville Congratulations! 3w

RebL 🙌🏼🎓 3w

MallenNC Congratulations! That‘s a great picture. 3w

BethM Absolutely gorgeous! 3w

BethM @Bookwormjillk I don‘t find mary overly likable either. Also having experienced -40 wind chill I can not imagine living through that without modern heat and insulation. 3w

Hooked_on_books That‘s a great reason to be off Litsy! Good for her! 🥳🎓 3w

mrp27 Great picture and congratulations! 3w

batsy Beautiful! 3w

Roary47 Yay congratulations! I‘m so behind on reading since I‘m just audiobooking so I will get back to you when my senior students graduate. Please feel free to continue to tag me. 💛 3w

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