Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Caroline: Little House Revisited by Sarah Miller - OPTIONAL

Miller, Sarah Caroline: Little House Revisited, 363 pages.  William Morrow (Harper), 2017.  $26. Language: G; Violence: G; Mature Content: PG-13 (intimate relations between married couple)

As Caroline Ingalls packs her family home to leave the Big Woods for Kansas and Indian Territory, she is sad to leave all of her family behind and worried for the new life she carries within.  As she, Charles, Mary, and Laura first make their way across and the wilds and start carving out a life completely from scratch, Caroline has to rise to each new challenge in a way no modern mother can ever fully understand.  Along the way there is kindness and love to leaven the challenges.

Hardcore fans of the Little House books who are themselves now parents might enjoy this.  It is not as smooth as or delightful as the originals.  But the tone suits a book written from the perspective of an adult.

ADULT – OPTIONAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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