For fifteen-year-old Matti Ojala and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in 1900, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity. After a tragic mining accident kills their beloved uncle, the family turns away from on the iron mines to pursue the dream of owning a homestead in the wilderness. This means constant hard work and new challenges for the entire family. But will it also allow Matti, the in-between child, the chance to escape from his older brother's shadow and gain the approval of his father, which he so desperately desires?
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 12 in the A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. See all A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book books here.
See More Historical fiction
No one has written a review for 'Song of Sampo Lake'
Why not be the first to share your opinion?
William Durbin is a former high school and college English teacher and the award-winning author of ten novels, including Wintering and The Broken Blade . He lives on Lake Vermilion at the edge of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
More about William Durbin
