On the Banks of the Bayou (Little House) [Paperback]

Roger Lea MacBride (Author), Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Little House

The Little House books have captivated generations of readers with their story of the little pioneer girl Laura Ingalls growing LIP on the American frontier. Now the Little House story continues with The Rose Years, books that tell the story of Laura and Almanzo Wilder's daughter, Rose.

The first six books in the series describe the Wilders' journey to Missouri, their first three years on Rocky Ridge Farm. and their move to the town of Mansfield. In this latest Rose Years title, a whole new world opens LIP for Rose when she leaves Rocky Ridge Farm and moves to Louisiana to live with her aunt Eliza Jane. Rose is sixteen now, and she thrives in a city brimming with excitement and adventure. Rose even finds herself becoming an independent young woman with her own ideas, ambitions, and dreams.

ON THE BANKS OF THE BAYOU continues the story that Laura Ingalls Wilder began more than sixty years ago -- a story whose wonder and adventure have charmed millions of readers.

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About the Author

Roger Lea MacBride, a close friend of Rose Wilder Lane's, was the author of the Rose Years novels.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064405826
• ISBN-13: 978-0064405829
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > United States
  • #39 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Where We Live > City Life
  • #66 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Explore the World > United States

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Got a Lot from this Book, March 28, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Banks of the Bayou (Little House) (Paperback)

This is definitely one of my fave books(i'm 14). I think I first read this book when I was 9 or 10, but I wasn't mature enough to really get all of it yet. Rose is definitly growing up, separating from her mother, making good and bad friends, falling in love, taking big risks and thinking about her future. Frankly she is dying to ditch her boring, ordinary life in her small Ozarks town, but she also has to decide what she is going to do about Paul, her first love, who is gone most of the time. Basically it is a coming-of-age story set in small-town turn-of-the-century America. I liked it especially for the historical value, and would recommend it to anyone who liked the Laura books, or likes historical fiction for young adults. ...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An historical story as fresh as today, January 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Banks of the Bayou (Little House) (Paperback)

This story has it all: Little House history, portraits of racism, women's rights, the labor movement, and a young woman preparing herself to strike out on her own. The time is different, a century ago, but the themes are as fresh as today. Rose awakens to the world around her, to the cruelty of the treatment of African Americans and begins to question authority in thoughtful and sometimes clever ways. She lives away from home with her Aunt Eliza in Louisiana going to high school, and ends this experience with new self-confidence. A decent portrait of Cajun family life as well. I would recommend this book to adults as well as young adults and wouldn't be surprised to see it on television or in the movies one day.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Rose book, July 27, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: On the Banks of the Bayou (Little House) (Paperback)

ON THE BANKS OF THE BAYOU is a delight. It is the best of all the Rose books. Rose goes to a Louisiana academy, taking up her aunt's offer. She stays with her aunt, and slowly realizies that she is for womens' rights. She crusades with her aunt to help boost voting for women, and along the way she learns Latin and learns about Lousiana with a new Cajun friend, Odette, and her huge family. It is fun and inspirational, but Rose also learns the horrible truth of slavery and segregation in full. When she eats at an ice-cream parlor under cooling fans, she watches a black girl pay at a special window and sit on a dingy chair in the blazing sun. Rose learns more than Latin, Algebra, and geography. She learns what it is to live in the world.