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Down to the Bonny Glen (Martha Years)

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Down to the Bonny Glen is my favorite of all of the Martha books. It's great! I like how the book has so many parts to it. In The Far Side of the Loch, the big excitement is Martha's relitives coming to Farlie, but in Down to the Bonny Glen, there are many different things going on. From Miss Norrie to Miss Crow, from Mrs. Sandy to Mrs. Gow, from Schorcha Gow to Annie Davis, and from Martha to Grisie, this book is wonderful! If you especially like Little House in the Highlands, you will almost certainly love Down to the Bonny Glen.

Beautifully written (like all little house books, even though this one is not by Laura). The Martha years are the first set of books in the little house series, Martha is Laura Ingalls great grandmother. If you enjoyed the Laura books then you will also like reading about Martha, the author has done a great job creating a charachter suited to be Laura Ingalls great grandmother, her telling of Martha's childhood in Scotland before the American Pioneer years was both fun and interesting to read.

The Martha Years (of which this is the first) are great prequels to the Little House stories. Martha is Laura's great-grandmother who grows up in Scotland. This first of the series tells Martha's story starting at about the age of Laura in the first LH books.

This series though, can stand on its own as a great series for kids. The setting, plot and details are well-crafted and the stories are excellent. Whether your kids like or don't like LH, have them try these -- they really are fantastic!

Martha has realized that she has to become more of a lady now, and she doesn't realize what is involved in becoming of age. She just would rather spend the time playing on the highlands, but as she is getting older, that is becoming less and less of a chance and possiblity. She soon has to have a governess to teach her how to mature, and be more of a lady, which one will survive? If you would like to find out which governess survives, and the challenges and hurdles that Martha has to go through to become more of a lady, go and buy or borrow a copy of this book.

Since the first Little House series, boys and girls of all ages have eagerly kept up with the adventures of Martha, Charlotte, Caroline, Laura, and Rose. In the newest book in the Martha series, "Down to the Bonny Glen," there is so much happening! There is a wedding, new governesses, a flax harvest, and other events that add up to fun in this book. And, as usual, Martha finds a way to get into mischief in everything. Melissa Wiley has a marvelous ability to bring this time period to life for us. I enjoyed this book because it makes learning history fun by bringing it to life.