Little House on the Prairie

Subject: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:41 pm

"BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE"

Pa Ingalls heads west to the unsettled wilderness of the Dakota Territory. When Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and baby Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of De Smet. And Pa begins work on the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the shores of Silver Lake.

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This thread is for discussing "By The Shores of Silver Lake".
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Subject: Re: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:31 am

I'm partial to this book for many reasons! reader

First of all, the Ingalls arrive in De Smet, South Dakota which is where Pa (finally) settles.
I've visited there and it was so much fun!

Also, Laura has so much fun with Lena. cowboyR

Ma thought Lena was such a "boisterous" girl
but I think Laura deserved a little fun after all those years of toil!
I can just feel the giggling girl excitement of her time with her cousin.

I also love that the Ingalls were able to stay the winter
in the surveyor's house which was large
by their standards plus it was stocked with food!

And last of all, it is when Laura first sees Almanzo -
or should I say "sees his horses"?

Did anyone else like this book?

~ Holly~

Subject: Re: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:40 pm

Yes I Love it i have read it Two times already I Just Love it
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Subject: Re: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:47 pm

I can't get enough of that book.
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Subject: Re: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:01 am

Okay JW and MQF- do you have time to mention your favorite part of the book?

Holly

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I love the scenes when Lena teachs Laura how to ride, and they sings together...Yes, Lena was too much boisterous, but she was a jolly spirit, and Laura just caught the better parts of her cousin's way of life. Ma should not have been so worried about "bad examples" since Laura was very intelligent and knew hat to choice and what not to choice. All she did was get some fun.

Other nice part of this book is when they travelled in train for the first time. The girls were amazed by all they were seeing, even if laura rather liked travels by wagon! And I always find amazing the fact that Mary always knew when Laura was fidgeting without seeing her at all! Huh?

Vanesa.
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Subject: Re: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:38 am

Hi Vanessa! Type

I like what you said about Laura just catching Lena's positives. We should all do that, eh?

I think Ma was a bit horrified at the thought of
Laura possibly running off with one of the rail road men
like the 13 year old washer woman's daughter did! affraid

Remember how Lena was always singing that
"I wanna marry a rail road man' song!?
Laura wasn't even thinking about boys yet!
Although they both admitted they they weren't ready yet...

Concerning Mary's "motherly" ways-
my favorite interaction between Laura and Mary
is in These happy Golden Years
so I guess I better wait and discuss that on the right thread!

Cabin

Holly

Subject: Re: "BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE" Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:28 am

Has anyone else read this book recently?

I go back and forth between this one one and The Long Winter as being my favorite...

It was so exciting to go in the surveyors house!
It's the only little house I've visited.
I'd love to go to all of them some day.
I loved seeing how small that kitchen was where all those men slept on the floor.
I wish we could have gone upstairs but it was changed off.
I loved peeking into the pantry and pretending I was Laura seeing it for the first time.
I loved it all!

WooHooo