wisconsin

Six-year-old Caroline and her older sister Martha share wash-day chores, playing in the snow, and the first day of school in their home on the Wisconsin frontier.

Caroline Quiner, who grows up to be the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, shares all kinds of adventures with her brothers and sisters on their small farm in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Pete and Jeff continue their friendship and love of baseball as they progress from ninth grade through high school in their small Wisconsin town.

A guide to the various regions of Wisconsin, exploring the history and unique features of each area and presenting practical information on what to see, where to stay, and where to eat.

Fifteen-year-old Pete, who is part Chippewa, spends a difficult summer fighting fires that threaten the northern Wisconsin forest, while also hunting an equally threatening creature believed to be part dog and part wolf.

Living in a rural community in Wisconsin during the 1950s, eleven-year-old Amanda gradually and painfully learns a lot about herself, her parents, and her older sister.

Edgar Sawtelle, born mute, lives contentedly on his parents' Wisconsin farm helping raise a unique breed of dogs developed by his grandfather to embody the qualities of companionship and wisdom, but the death of his father and his belief that his uncle had something to do with it, force him to flee to the forest with only three yearlings for companionship, where he struggles to survive until the need to confront his uncle leads him home again.

Twenty-three-year-old Carrie Bell, engaged to her high school sweetheart, is ready to make a break from a life that has become suffocating in its sameness, but her decision is complicated when her fiancee is paralyzed in a diving accident and everyone expects her to stay and care for him.

In 1872, Ingrid Loftfiels and her sister Grace are living uneventful lives with their family, until one day when Grace nearly drowns, causing her to become lulled toward death by the spirit of a soldier.

Provides an introduction to the history, economy, geography, and sights of Wisconsin.