false 8282 22 <p> The town of De Smet is hit with terrible, howling blizzards and Laura and her family must ration their food and coal. When the supply train doesn't arrive, Almanzo Wilder and his brother realize something must be done. They begin an impossible journey in search of provisions, before it's too late. </p> 3327855 book 1940 The Long Winter (Little House, #6) total:7315|5:2945|4:2683|3:1456|2:190|1:41| 7315 30246 8405 236 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970 Tue Dec 25 20:50:18 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 20:50:18 -0800 2007
This is a great story of perserverance and just plain survival under some unexpectedly harsh conditions. When an extraordinarily harsh winter hits the Dakotas and the trains are unable to bring supplies, the underprovisioned home...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 21:03:11 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:22:35 -0800 2009 0 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Sat Jan 03 20:02:31 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 20:05:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 21:35:35 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 21:35:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1977 Thu Sep 11 08:45:12 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:51:02 -0700 2008 3 I couldn't get enough to eat so it seemed because the Half-pint and everyone in the book was hungry.
I also kept covering myself up and went to the warmest spot in our house to stay warm.
When I went out to t...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Oct 20 07:26:38 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 07:31:34 -0700 2007 It also made me afraid to have children. Pa and Ma could be counted on. I knew they would never let their children starve, they...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 16:41:12 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 17:10:07 -0800 2009
While this book might be a bit too frightening for very young readers, more mature readers will be riveted by the struggle to survive an incredibly long, brutal winter.

After an elderly Indian warns the townsfolk of the coming of a long ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:33:59 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 15:34:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 08:39:08 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 08:43:44 -0700 2009 The Long Winter might be the best of the Little House books, although it was not my favorite when I was younger. Laura Ingalls Wilder was an amazingly talented writer, but the kind of writer who does not attract attention to her own writing. Her stories are constructed with deceptiv...more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Jul 25 20:26:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:33:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 07 06:05:25 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 06:07:32 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 08:21:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 08:23:50 -0700 2009
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Despite my doubts about the weather, it ...more...]]>