By the Shores of Silver Lake
1939 novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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By the Shores of Silver Lake is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1939, the fifth of nine books in her Little House series. It spans just over one year, beginning when she is 12 years old and her family moves from Plum Creek, Minnesota to what will become De Smet, South Dakota.
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Author | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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Illustrator | Helen Sewell and Mildred Boyle Garth Williams (1953)[1] |
Series | Little House |
Genre | Children's novel Family saga Western |
Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | October 20, 1939 (1939-10-20)[2] |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 260 |
OCLC | 6932095 |
LC Class | PZ7.W6461[3] |
Preceded by | On the Banks of Plum Creek |
Followed by | The Long Winter |
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The novel was a Newbery Honor book in 1940, as were the fourth through eighth books in the series.[4]