By the Shores of Silver Lake
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1939 · Est. 8 hour read

By the Shores of Silver Lake

By Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (Illustrator)

Book #5 in the Little House on the Prairie series

A family braves the Dakota wilderness, building a new life by Silver Lake.

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290 pages· 57,240 words· Est. 8 hour read
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Laura Ingalls and her family leave Plum Creek for the untamed Dakota Territory. As Pa works on the railroad, they settle by Silver Lake, facing a lonely winter and the promise of a new town. Will their pioneering spirit endure in this vast wilderness?

From the publisher

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they move from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to the wilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on the new railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect for their new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she, her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on the shores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors’ house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be a brand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. The Ingallses’ covered-wagon travels are finally over.

Awards

Newbery Honor (1940)
At a glance
Format
Pages
290
Words
57,240
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
820L
Themes & topics
Books about family lifeBooks about familyBooks about frontier and pioneer lifeBooks about rural livingBooks about 1850-1899
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~S
AR points
9
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
212
Publication
Published
October 20, 1939
First published
October 1, 1939
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780064400053

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