![]() Oliver knows how difficult it would be to get a certified teacher to the middle of nowhere. ![]() Oliver, who is in charge of the school board suggests Morrie as a replacement. When the school teacher runs off with the church preacher, the school is left without a teacher. Paul bests Eddie by staying low in his saddle and holding on to the cantle. Morrie is a quirky character who is clearly an intellectual and surprisingly enjoys newly-found manual labor such as cutting firewood.Īn exciting chapter in the book is when Paul challenges his nemesis, Eddie Turley, to a "wrong end to" horse race where the boys race horses sitting backwards in the saddle. Nobody expects Morrie and he continues to surprise throughout the book. The new housekeeper, Rose, arrives by train (which is a booming industry at this time) with her brother-in-law, Morrie Llewellyn. ![]() The story starts with Oliver noticing an add for a housekeeper who "can't cook but doesn't bite." Oliver doesn't realize that she really can't cook when he sends for her from Minnesota. They live with their widower father, Oliver. In 1909, Paul is in the seventh grade and attends the same school with his two younger brothers. ![]() It is the story of Paul Milliron and his experiences attending a one-room schoolhouse in Marias Coulee, Montana. ![]() Ivan Doig captures the life of early western settlers to Montana in his book, The Whistling Season. Our book club rated this book: 3.9 out of 5 ![]()
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