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These Happy Golden Years By: Morgan

The book I read, These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder was a very addicting and descriptive book about a young lady named Laura who is growing up and trying to handle being a teacher, spending time with her sister when she comes home from college, and possibly finding the love of her life. If you have read the other Little House on the Prairie books, you will be very surprised on how mature Laura is becoming. She isn’t the spunky, curious little girl we all know and love. She is Laura the sophisticated teacher, but still fun all the way.

Nelly Oleson, a stuck-up little girl from the country, returns in this book with the same old personality, but this time, she is undoubtedly trying her most devious plot yet. When a handsome farmer named Almanzo starts courting Laura, Nelly won’t let it go unnoticed. Whenever Almanzo goes to pick up Laura for their weekly ride, Nelly just happens to need a ride somewhere as well, and therefore, being the giving man he is, Almanzo takes her along. Will Laura find out a way to show Almanzo how obnoxious Nelly really is? Read this book and find out! I can relate to this book because somewhere in your life, you are always going to experience jealousy, and there is quite a bit of it in this book . 	I dislike the fact that everyone is always so proper. There are many rules and expressions that people may not do or say. Such as: parents may not show any emotions at all towards happiness or sadness. They must act calm all the time! That’s a lot different from how we present ourselves now! Laura is also always being circumspect, when I sometimes act without thinking. Girls also got married at a very young age! An average age to be wed was 19!

I would definitely recommend this book to people who enjoy history, or just like to see what its like in another person’s shoes. Laura and her family battle many things in this book and it is very interesting to see how well they bond together and get through it all. This book is also fit for romance lovers. Even though it’s a little old fashion it still contains most of the modern-day events. So, I hope, if you do decide to read this book, that you will love it just as much as I did and will pass along the word as well.