- A Norwegian farmer lovingly raises his daughter in rural World War II-era Benson Junction, Wisconsin.
- In small-town Wisconsin, 7-year-old Selma and 5-year-old Arnold pal around together between their families' farms. Selma's father gave her a newborn calf she named 'Elizabeth.' Nels is the editor of the Fuller Junction Spectator; the kids just call him 'Editor.' Viola is the new schoolteacher from the big city. Nels wants to marry Viola, but she doesn't want to live in a quiet, nothing-happening small town. The biggest news is that Faraassen has built a new barn.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
- The small town of Fuller Junction is located in Wisconsin farming country, largely populated by Norwegian immigrants and their descendants. Because of her Norwegian heritage, Milwaukee city slicker Miss Viola Johnson reluctantly agrees to do her mandatory one-year teaching practicum there. She feels that it will be one long year, despite the friendship of Nels Halverson better known to locals as Editor, the second-generation owner and editor of the local newspaper, The Spectator. One of Miss Johnson's students is 7-year-old Selma Jacobson, the only offspring of Bruna and Martinius Jacobson, with whom she has a loving relationship. Selma spends much of her time with her 5-year-old cousin Arnold Hanson, who is her best friend--most of the time. Despite her tender age and the loving relationships she has with her parents and the community as a whole, Selma is not immune to individual heartache or being part of collective heartache. But she is also one who can affect real change in the community.—Huggo
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