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Bookchick
Aug 29, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: adult-nonfiction
Some good insights, but her smug attitude was wearing.
Tanya
Apr 30, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2011
This was like having a friend tell you about her recent vacation - but much more detailed as all the various trips through "Laura World" lasted more than a year. It was fun to imagine the characters she met along the way and you can't help but believe her own husband is a perfect match for her. An enjoyable and fast read. ...more
Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
Wendy McClure loves Little House on the Prairie. And I mean loves. And don’t misunderstand me. It’s not Little House on the Prairie the tv series. She loves Little House on the Prairie the book series.

Apparently she is not alone. There is a whole world out there of people who delight in all things Little House. So McClure sets off on a quest to experience the full Wilder Life, visiting homesites of Little House major and minor characters, cooking food from the Little House books, even attempting
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Lisa of Hopewell
Feb 06, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-in-2012
Fun, but still kind of slow moving. I'm trying to finish the last few chapters. It limped to the end.

So far, fun. Love that her family, like mine, skipped the sappy tv Little House on the Prairie for WKRP in Cincy!

Found this today http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/0...
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Catherine
Apr 08, 2012 rated it really liked it
This is a fun book for an extreme "Little House" enthusiast. ...more
Julie
Jun 21, 2019 rated it really liked it
Lovely! Interesting, touching, charming. I too loved the Little House books and read them over and over as a kid. McClure didn’t shy away from of the problematic aspects of the series, addressing them thoughtfully and head on and encouraging reflection. If you enjoyed these books, pick this one up!
SandyC
Feb 15, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: arc
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Aug 04, 2017 marked it as vaca-home-library
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Feb 09, 2018 marked it as wishlist
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