{"product_id":"2940172106996","title":"Sweet Home Alaska","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis exciting pioneering story, based on actual events, introduces listeners to a fascinating chapter in American history, when FDR set up a New Deal colony in Alaska to give loans and land to families struggling during the Great Depression.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerpsichore can't wait to follow in Laura Ingalls Wilder's footsteps . . . now she just has to convince her mom. It's 1934, and times are tough for their family. To make a fresh start, Terpsichore's father signs up for President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project, uprooting them from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. Their new home is a bit of a shock-it's a town still under construction in the middle of the wilderness, where the residents live in tents and share a community outhouse. But Terpsichore's not about to let first impressions get in the way of this grand adventure. Tackling its many unique challenges with her can-do attitude, she starts making things happen to make Alaska seem more like home. Soon, she and her family are able to start settling in and enjoying their new surroundings-everyone except her mother, that is. So, in order to stay, Terpsichore hatches a plan to convince her that it's a wonderful-and civilized-place to live . . . a plan that's going to take all the love, energy, and \u003ci\u003eFarmer Boy\u003c\/i\u003e expertise Terpsichore can muster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162629849328,"sku":"2940172106996","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172106996_p0.jpg?v=1763753375","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172106996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}