Charlottes mom has just moved the family across the country to live in Walnut Grove, childhood home of pioneer author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Mums idea is that the spirit of Laura Ingalls will help her write a bestselling book. But Charlotte knows better: Walnut Grove is just another town where Mom can avoid responsibility. And this place is worse than everywhere else the family has lived - its freezing in the winter, its small with nothing to do, and the people talk about Laura Ingalls all the time. Charlottes convinced her family will not be able to make a life on the prairie - until the spirit of Laura Ingalls starts getting to her, too.
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