big changes in the little house

We're on the shores of Silver Lake now. I was a bit worried about this one--it was pretty shocking to me when I read the series to myself--and there's definitely some processing going on; Ben told Evan today that he wondered if being sad and crying a lot would make his teacher go blind (she just lost her sister) and suggested we should put bumps (Braille) on the card we're going to send her. Thoughtful boy.