Kirsten Learns a Lesson

This is one of the few books in the series where it's actually best to read the historical section first and then the story. The historical section does a good job in explaining how schools were run in Kirsten's time and it's extremely different from the way things are done now.

In this story Kirsten is going to start school but she speaks very, very little English and has a lot of trouble in class, especially when the teacher assigns her a poem to memorize and recite in front of the others.

Another plotline is when Kirsten makes friends with a young Indian girl who lives nearby. They get along very, very well and trade a number of different items with each other. Kirsten is even able to meet the girl's father in their teepee. (Which really goes to show that the hatred against the Native Americans was taught the young people; until they were taught that, they could regard each other as potential friends.)

This is a very good story in the series.

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