Publisher's Summary The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walk home from church with Laura. And Laura, now 15 years old, receives her certificate to teach school. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts. ©1941, 1969 Little House Heritage Trust (P)2005, 2016 HarperCollins Publishers