On the Banks of Plum Creek vs These Happy Golden Years: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Newbery Honor, Frontier and pioneer life, Family life, Family, Families, Historical Fiction

Cover of On the Banks of Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1937 ★★★★☆ 4.2 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of These Happy Golden Years

These Happy Golden Years Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1943 ★★★★☆ 4.2 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.

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