
A young girl raised in the far‑north discovers a whole new world when she stays with her grandparents on a bustling farm. She learns to tend chickens, churn butter, and tend a kindergarten class, soaking up the simple wonders of rural life while dreaming of the snowy homeland she left behind.
When her father promises a sister as a reward for her good behavior, the gift arrives and fills her days with laughter and shared adventures on the beach and in the playroom. Their bond is tested when the little sister falls ill, and the girl confronts her first deep grief. At the same time, news arrives that her father, stranded in the icy north, may need help, stirring a longing to reunite the family and hinting at a journey that lies ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (85K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2019-05-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1863–1955
A pioneering Arctic traveler and writer, she joined expeditions to Greenland at a time when very few women were welcomed into polar exploration. Her firsthand books bring the hardships, curiosity, and human drama of those journeys vividly to life.
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1893–1978
Born during one of her parents’ Arctic expeditions, she grew up with an extraordinary family story and later became a writer and philanthropist. Her life was closely tied to preserving and sharing the legacy of polar exploration.
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