All_This_Wild_Land

All This Wild Land All This Wild Land Maiju and her family arrive to Yankee Mills, Minnesota as their first stop on their way to a new life. They are greeted by Maijus’ mothers’ brother, Uncle Olavi, and his wife, Marta. When the family first arrives in Minnesota, Maiju is extremely excited, but to her parents, Yankee Mills looks nothing like their home in Finland. These new found Americans travel many miles with their belongings, into the wilderness, hoping and trying to find the plot of land, they could claim. They find a plot of land that looks perfect for them. Hidden among massive trees and bushes, a Lake appears. Similar to everything they are familiar with back in Finland. Anything they need, the store owner from Yankee mills, Mr. Arnold lets them have, as long as everything is paid back in full after the harvest. After months of hard, diligent labor, the House and Sauna are finally built. Is has even built a swing from a giant oak tree for Maiju. Right before Harvest time, An unexpected hailstorm wipes out their entire crop. Is and Aiti are stunned, they have no extra money and are still in debt with Mr. Arnold. So, Isa wild, land, maiju, uncle, olavi, yankee, mills, find, father, place, new, lost, life, isa, home, girl, family, back, trying, starts, secret, out, mr, mother, indian, friend, begins, bad, arnold, aiti, trail, plot, people, off, need, moves, minnesota, looks, long, learns, just, indians, hard, girls, found, first, finland, finds, everything, end, different