Title: Song of Sampo Lake
First published: 2002
Description: For Matti Ojala and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity. When their beloved Uncle Wilho is killed in a tragic mining accident, the family decides they must realize their dream of owning a homestead in the wilderness. This means constant hard work and new challenges for the entire family. But it also means that Matti, the "in-between" child, has his chance to shine. Whether he's looking after his younger sisters, clerking in a general store, teaching English, or clearing the land with Father, Matti strives to prove himself to Father and escape his older brother's shadow.From the Hardcover edition.
Subjects: Fiction, Finnish Americans, Immigrants, Frontier and pioneer life, Family life, Historical Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
Places: Minnesota
LC classification: PZ7.D9323 So 2002