When famine threatens a small fishing village in 19th-century Norway, seventeen-year-old Lars and his five-year-old brother, Torvald, are sent to live with their Uncle Anders in Dakota Territory in America. This puts them not only in the New World, but in a new world where they must learn not only the ways of the Scandinavian immigrant community, but the ways of the nearby town. When Lars buys his first horse - meaning to help out his uncle by adding to his uncle's team - he accidentally buys a horse that turns him into a laughingstock. But that crazy horse is about to become far more important than anyone could guess. Larger Print Edition is set in 16 pt. Times New Roman.