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LITTLE HOUSE
by Laura Ingalls Wilder


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LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS

Laura Ingalls Wilder --- the author and main character

Charles Ingalls --- Laura's father

Caroline Ingalls --- Laura's mother

Mary Ingalls --- Laura's older sister

Carrie and Grace Ingalls --- Laura's younger sisters

Jack --- the Ingalls's bulldog

Alice, Charley, Eliza, Laura and Peter --- Laura's cousins

Grandpa and Grandma --- Laura's grandfather and grandmother

Uncle George, Uncle Henry, Uncle James and Uncle Peter --- Laura's uncles

Aunt Docia, Aunt Eliza, Aunt Libby, Aunt Lotty, Aunt Polly and Aunt Ruby --- Laura's aunts

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FARMER BOY

Almanzo Wilder --- the farm boy who eventually marries Laura Ingalls

Royal Wilder --- Almanzo's brother

Eliza Jane Wilder --- Almanzo's sister, who grows up to be Laura's teacher

Alice Wilder --- Almanzo's sister

Mother (Wilder) --- Almanzo's mother

Father (Wilder) --- Almanzo's father

Mr. Corse --- Almanzo's teacher

Bill Ritchie --- a bully at Almanzo's school

Mr. Ritchie --- Bill's father

Lazy John and French Joe --- part-time handymen on Almanzo's farm

Abner, Frank, Fred, James and Mary --- Almanzo's cousins

Pierre and Louis --- Almanzo's friends

Uncle Andrew --- Almanzo's uncle

Aunt Lindy --- Almanzo's aunt

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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

Mr. Edwards --- a neighbor on the prairie

Mr. and Mrs. Scott --- prairie neighbors

Dr. Tan --- the prairie doctor who helps when the Ingalls family has malaria

Soldat du Chene --- an Osage Native American on the plains

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ON THE BANKS OF PLUM CREEK

Johnny Johnson --- the herd boy

Christy Kennedy --- Laura's schoolmate

Nellie Oleson --- Laura's nemesis

Willie Oleson --- Nellie's brother

Mr. Oleson --- Nellie's father and a shopkeeper

Mrs. Oleson --- Nellie's mother

Reverend Alden --- the Ingalls's preacher and friend

Mrs. Tower --- the Sunday school teacher

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson --- neighbors

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BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE

Uncle Hi --- Laura's uncle, married to Aunt Docia

Lena and Jean --- Laura's cousins

Big Jerry --- a gambler who is half French and half Native American

Old Johnny --- the elderly water boss

Reverend Stuart --- a young preacher

Mr. Harthorn --- a shopkeeper

Florence Garland --- a school teacher

Florence Wilkins --- Laura's friend from school

Elmer McConnell --- Ida Brown's beau

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LITTLE TOWN ON THE PRAIRIE

Mr. and Mrs. Boast --- the Ingalls's family friends

Mrs. White --- the seamstress Laura works for during one summer

Mary Power, Minnie Johnson, Ida Brown and Ben Woodworth --- Laura's friends

Mr. Clewett --- Laura's teacher after Miss Wilder left

Cap Garland --- a friend of Almanzo's

Reverend and Mrs. Brown --- Ida Brown's adopted parents

Mr. Owen --- Laura's teacher after Mr. Clewett left

Lew Brewster --- the man who hires Laura for her first teaching job

Mr. Williams --- the county superintendent

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THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS

Mr. and Mrs. Brewster --- Laura's host family during her first teaching job

Johnny Brewster --- Mr. and Mrs. Brewster's little boy

Ruby, Tommy and Clarence Brewster, and Charles and Martha Harrison --- Laura's students

Uncle Tom --- Laura's uncle

Mrs. McKee and Miss Bell --- dressmakers who Laura works for

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THE FIRST FOUR YEARS

Mr. Webb --- Laura and Almanzo's neighbor

Mr. Perry --- a neighbor of the Ingalls family

Rose Wilder --- Laura and Almanzo's daughter

Mr. Bowers, Mr. Mathews and Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead --- the Wilders' neighbors

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OLD TOWN IN THE GREEN GROVES

Miss Beadle --- Laura's teacher

Charles Frederick Ingalls --- Laura's baby brother, usually called Freddie

The Steadam family --- owners of the hotel in Burr Oak that the Ingalls lived in and worked for

Edith and Lansford --- Laura's cousins

Mr. Reid --- one of Laura's favorite teachers

The Pifers --- friends of the Ingalls who owned a fancy home in Burr Oak

Mr. Bisbee --- the hotel's wealthy boarder who rented the Ingalls a nice house in Burr Oak

Dr. and Mrs. Starr --- would like to adopt Laura in Burr Oak

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The Girls of Little House

The Martha Years

LITTLE HOUSE IN THE HIGHLANDS

Laird Glencaraid --- Martha's father

Mum --- Martha's mother

Duncan, Robbie and Alisdair --- Martha's brothers

Grisie --- Martha's sister

Mrs. Tervish --- a worker's wife on the estate

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The Charlotte Years

LITTLE HOUSE BY BOSTON BAY

Mama --- Charlotte's mother

Papa --- Charlotte's father

Will --- the Tuckers' boarder

Lewis and Tom --- Charlotte's brothers

Lydia and Mary --- Charlotte's sisters

Susan --- Charlotte's friend

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The Caroline Years

LITTLE HOUSE IN BROOKFIELD

Grandma --- Father's mother

Mother --- Caroline's mother

Father --- Caroline's father; he died when Caroline was five

Joseph, Henry and Thomas --- Caroline's brothers

Martha and Eliza --- Caroline's sisters

Miss Morgan --- Caroline's teacher

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The Rose Years

LITTLE HOUSE ON ROCKY RIDGE

Mama --- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Papa --- Almanzo Wilder

The Cooley family --- the Wilders' friends and traveling companions

Alva --- Rose's friend in Mansfield

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