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Sweet Home Alaska

By Carole Estby Dagg

By Carole Estby Dagg

By Carole Estby Dagg

By Carole Estby Dagg

By Carole Estby Dagg
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By Carole Estby Dagg
Read by Susan Denaker

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Paperback $9.99

Jul 16, 2019 | ISBN 9780147514202 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $9.99

Feb 02, 2016 | ISBN 9780698175723 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $23.00

Feb 02, 2016 | 482 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Sweet Home Alaska

    “If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel . . .”–Kirkus Reviews

         It’s 1934, and times are tough for Trip’s family after the mill in their small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become pioneers as part of President Roosevelt’s Palmer Colony project. Trip and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of civilization. But Trip feels like she’s following in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible–using all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?

    About Sweet Home Alaska

    This exciting pioneering story, based on actual events, introduces readers to a fascinating chapter in American history, when FDR set up a New Deal colony in Alaska to give loans and land to families struggling during the Great Depression.
     
    Terpsichore can’t wait to follow in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s footsteps . . . now she just has to convince her mom. It’s 1934, and times are tough for their family. To make a fresh start, Terpsichore’s father signs up for President Roosevelt’s Palmer Colony project, uprooting them from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. Their new home is a bit of a shock—it’s a town still under construction in the middle of the wilderness, where the residents live in tents and share a community outhouse. But Terpsichore’s not about to let first impressions get in the way of this grand adventure. Tackling its many unique challenges with her can-do attitude, she starts making things happen to make Alaska seem more like home. Soon, she and her family are able to start settling in and enjoying their new surroundings—everyone except her mother, that is. So, in order to stay, Terpsichore hatches a plan to convince her that it’s a wonderful—and civilized—place to live . . . a plan that’s going to take all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise Terpsichore can muster.

    About Sweet Home Alaska

    This exciting pioneering story, based on actual events, introduces readers to a fascinating chapter in American history, when FDR set up a New Deal colony in Alaska to give loans and land to families struggling during the Great Depression.
     
    Terpsichore can’t wait to follow in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s footsteps . . . now she just has to convince her mom. It’s 1934, and times are tough for their family. To make a fresh start, Terpsichore’s father signs up for President Roosevelt’s Palmer Colony project, uprooting them from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. Their new home is a bit of a shock—it’s a town still under construction in the middle of the wilderness, where the residents live in tents and share a community outhouse. But Terpsichore’s not about to let first impressions get in the way of this grand adventure. Tackling its many unique challenges with her can-do attitude, she starts making things happen to make Alaska seem more like home. Soon, she and her family are able to start settling in and enjoying their new surroundings—everyone except her mother, that is. So, in order to stay, Terpsichore hatches a plan to convince her that it’s a wonderful—and civilized—place to live . . . a plan that’s going to take all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise Terpsichore can muster.

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Jul 16, 2019 | 304 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780147514202

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Feb 02, 2016 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780698175723

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 02, 2016 | 482 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780147526281

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    Praise

    “If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel. . . . Heartwarming.”—Kirkus Reviews

    “With conscious homage to Wilder’s Little House books, Dagg evokes the same pioneering spirit in a Depression-era setting.”—The Horn Book

    “Fact and fiction and real and imagined personalities and events are seamlessly woven into this quaint, energetic, and engaging story.”—School Library Journal

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