On the Banks of Plum Creek - Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Title: On the Banks of Plum Creek Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Genre: Classics Rating: 4.5/5 # pages: 235, Audiobook ~7hrs Date read: July 2007, March 2011, August 2012, January 2018, November 2024

Laura and her family find a new home in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the nearby creek and swimming hole lure Laura with dangerous, yet thrilling adventures. Too soon, their life is threatened when prairie fires and other strange events jeopardize their crops.


I remember being totally scared by the grasshoppers after reading this book. I'd read about the plague of the locusts in the Bible, but it never really *clicked* exactly what it meant until after reading this. I can't remember if I noticed this before, but on this readthrough it constantly strikes me how simple a life the Ingalls lived. I know it's (mostly) written with rosy-coloured glasses but I really think there were a lot of advantages to it - more time to play (no TV or computer), more time to spend with your family (again, no TV or computer to compete with)... on the other hand I would miss having more than 3 books at my disposal ;-)