By the Shores of Silver Lake


by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author)

Book Cover for By the Shores of Silver Lake

   Book 4   
Pages: 304
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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' travels westward are finally at an end.

Recognition: Horn Book Fanfare (1939); Newbery Honor (1940); Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1942)


Little House Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Little House
Reading level: 8+
Books in series: 9
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Website: littlehousebooks.com
Tags: classic  historical  culture  family  adventure  nature 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

1.   Little House in the Big Woods  (1932)
2.   Little House on the Prairie  (1935)
3.   On the Banks of Plum Creek  (1937)
4.   By the Shores of Silver Lake  (1939)
5.   The Long Winter  (1940)
6.   Little Town on the Prairie  (1941)
7.   These Happy Golden Years  (1943)
8.   The First Four Years  (1953)
+   Farmer Boy  (1933)