If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel . . .--Kirkus Reviews Its 1934, and times are tough for Trips family after the mill in their small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become pioneers as part of President Roosevelts Palmer Colony project. Trip and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of civilization. But Trip feels like shes following in Laura Ingalls Wilders footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible--using all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?