By the Shores of Silver Lake is perfect for readers who love frontier stories and tales of adventure in a new town. Laura Ingalls Wilder's descriptions of life in the unsettled Dakota Territory are captivating and transport readers back to the pioneering days of the American West. The book's unique perspective on American frontier life will leave readers feeling nostalgic for a time and place they never experienced firsthand.

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• Newbery Medal Nominee (1940)
• Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1942)
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (1939)

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.

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