Guest post by Leslie Sakaguchi I apologize in advance, but I have some confessions to make. Confession the First: There are some bits of Little House that I always thought the series could do without. Prime example: “Springtime.” This is…

Guest post by Melanie Stringer The one with Ambition! I have long thought of this chapter, “East or West, Home is Best” as one of my favorite in all of American literature.  Laura’s style is deceptively simple on the surface,…

Laura was home. Home! What a wonderful word. What a wonderful feeling! Laura felt better already, knowing that she was home for good and did not have to return to the Brewster’s. Everything was better, even the chores that she…

Guest post by Lauri Goforth The chapter starts with Laura deciding not to share with Ma and Pa about Mrs. Brewster and the knife.  She decides that they wouldn’t let her go back and she’d never be able to teach…

Guest post by Amanda Two more weeks!  She only had to make it two more weeks and she could go home for good and never have to live with Mrs. Brewster again!  One day at a time!  She decided to…

Guest Post by Barb Boustead Once again, let’s talk about weather!  To understand the degree of cold weather during this cold ride, it was important for me to correctly identify at least the months during which Laura was a teacher…

Guest post by Annika Barranti Being away from home is hard on Laura, but she is too proud to say anything to Ma and Pa. Still, Pa knows her better than anyone and asks if she doesn’t want to “make…