The best series I have read in a LONG time This is one of the best series that I have ever read. It is a must see but beware once you pick it up you will not want to put it down.
Inspirational This book is another of Lauraine Snelling's wonderful inspirational and heartwarming pioneer stories. It gives you a helpful encouragement to follow the examples of her characters which remind me of my own pioneer ancestors. Maybe I should also write stories about my own since she does such a good job with hers.
I'd Call It Red River Of The North #7 Spring 1893 Oct 1893
great books Wonderful wonderful wonderful. I hope there is a continued story here I need to know the end of the love.
Did the professional reviewers even read this book? Lovely continuation of the Red River of the North series. If you have not read the Red River Series start with those first. Contrary to what the Pros wrote these series are about NORWEGIAN immigrants to NORTH DAKOTA. Yes sometimes the endings are abrupt but the next book will pick up where this one leaves off. Many sucessfull writers employ this technique most notably J. K. Rowling. Delightful read good for the spirit have a box of tissues handy.
I liked this book. A DREAM TO FOLLOW opens in the year 1893. Thorliff Bjorklund 17 lives with his family in Blessing North Dakota. Thorliff has been writing stories since he was a little boy and longs to study journalism. Everybody likes his writing but his stepfather doesn't want Thorliff to go to college. He wants him to stay home and take care of the family and farm.Thorliff is stymied caught between his family and his desires and he has no idea what to do. He also struggles spiritually Thorliff doesn't have faith that God will make things right for him and his family. If that isn't bad enough a long drought means there might not be enough money for his tuition. Thorliff has to make a very difficult decision about his life. Will he go to college and follow his lifelong dream or go with his father's wishes?In another part of the story Elizabeth Rogers lives in Blessfield Minnesota. She comes from a very good family and is determined to reach her goal of becoming a doctor. Her family encourages her to follow her dream but it's nearly impossible for a woman to get into medical school. Does her heart mislead her to think otherwise about becoming a doctor?I liked this book because it inspired me to think about what I want to be when I grow up. When I grow up I want to be a prosecuting attorney because I think it would be fun and you wouldn't get bored at all because you deal with different types of cases.
Excellent read This was the first Christian historical fiction book I have read and was quite impressed.
Good intro to the next generation This book really continues on the story started in the Red River of the North series but focuses on the next generation of Bjorklunds and a few new characters. It was a nice contrast to get away from the farm life towards the middle / end of the book and get a taste of city living in the late 1800's.
A Dream to Follow Return to Red River #1 When I picked this book up I had a very hard time putting it down. It is very well written easy to understand with enough action/things going on that held my attention. I love Lauraine Snelling as a auther.
In this follow-up series to Snelling's popular "Red River of the North," a historical series about a Swedish community in North Dakota, Thorliff Bjorklund dreams of being a journalist, but his father refuses to consider sending him to college, expecting Thorliff to help run the farm. But even Thorliff's love for Anji is not enough to stave off his dreams. After praying for the Lord's guidance and with his mother's support, Thorliff leaves home to attend college. Thorliff is that curious mixture of child and adult trying to grow inside the same skin. His decision to pursue his own dream comes from the man he will become, while his reactions to other events expose the boy that he still is.
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