Pub Date: August 30, 1996
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 95047590
Lexile Code: 0870
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 7.64" L x 5.19" W ( 0.52 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life | Historical | United States 19th Century | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes | Farm Life and Ranch Life | Social Themes | New Experience | Girls and Women | Places | United States | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Books and Libraries | United States 20th Century
Series: Little House Sequel
Description: When hard times befall Rocky Ridge Farm, the Wilder family must move into town. With speeding trains going by at all hours, and the streets crowded with people of every sort, Rose wonders how she will ever survive living in Mansfield. Soon, however, Rose comes to appreciate that living in town offers its own adventures.
Brief description: Roger Lea MacBride, a close friend of Rose Wilder Lane's, was the author of the Rose Years novels.
Review Quotes: "The story centers on Rose's adventures and scrapes, and like its models, pays tribute to the strength and security of a close family." --" Publishers Weekly""Wilder fans will eagerly absorb this latest offering, and a few of the chapters will make terrific read-alouds."--" ALA Booklist"