"If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written
this novel . . ."--Kirkus Reviews
It's 1934, and times are tough for Trip's family after the mill in their
small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined
to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become
pioneers as part of President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project. Trip
and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of
civilization. But Trip feels like she's following in Laura Ingalls
Wilder's footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a
piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and
cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer
Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible--using all
the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?