Magical Melons [SEP] series
Magical Melons
Magical Melons (also published as Caddie Woodlawn's Family) is a children's historical novel by Carol Ryrie Brink, first published in 1939. It is the sequel to the Newbery-Award-winning novel "Caddie Woodlawn".
Set between 1863 and 1866, "Magical Melons" takes the form of a collection of stories about the Woodlawn family, with many stories overlapping chronologically with the first book.
her adventures, come along for the journey. This story is full of practical jokes and touching moments like the long journey home of Nero, a beloved pet. It is the true story of a family's existence on the frontier during the Civil War, and offers insights into how life was lived in a small Wisconsin village where fear of local Indians was a reality and life and death situations arose with frightening regularity. The sequel, "Magical Melons" (1939), continues the story of Caddie and her family.