Every night when I was a young child, my mom used to read my brother and me a story. There was always a specific one I wanted her to read, which were the “Little House on the Prairie” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I always thought the whole series in itself was really cool because Laura, the main character, actually wrote almost all the books herself. There are a lot of things I learned from this series. From all the books you learn how life was back in the 1800’s and how hard it was just to get food on the table some nights. I also learned the importance of family, and how lucky it is to have a loving family to be with on Christmas or during a winter storm. Laura herself demonstrated the life of an 1800’s girl, she was friendly and tricky and always wanted everyone to be happy. She wasn’t the cleanest girl, but was always treasuring her family and sisters. Her classmate Nellie represented a sort of bully, the girl who was rich and wanted all the attention on her. Laura sometimes mistreated Nellie, but always apologized in the end. Throughout the series, you experience the travels of the Ingalls family and the troubles they go through. I really loved this series, and they helped me better understand the life of a family in the 1800’s.
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