Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch (2010) by Alison Arngrim. The girl (now a woman) who played Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983 tells all. For those who don't recall the series, or who never saw it, Nellie was the evil little girl who played the foil to Melissa Gilbert's lovable Laura Ingalls. This book's subtitle is "How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated." Arngrim gives several examples of how she was attacked in public for the role she played on Little House. It turns out that in real life she and Melissa Gilbert were the best of friends and genuinely liked each other. Arngrim's memories of the series and what it was like to play the villain are enjoyable and entertaining to read. This is really a fun little book. Grade: B+