The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #2: Rose's Story [Library Binding]

Thomas Kinkade (Author), Erika Tamar (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Girls of Lighthouse Lane

Katherine is the daughter of the lighthouse keeper. She dreams of becoming a painter. But in 1905, a girl can't grow up to be a famous artist -- can she?

Rose just moved to the town of Cape Light. She wants to fit in with her new friends, but Rose has a secret she can't share with anyone. . . .

Lizabeth is Kat's rich cousin who always gets what she wants. But Lizabeth soon finds out that money can't keep her from losing the most precious thing of all. . . .

Amanda's mother passed away, and now she keeps house for her minister father. When Amanda meets a very special young man, can she find the courage to be friends with him in spite of her father's disapproval?

The quiet New England town of Cape Light never seems to change. But in the year 1905, the lives of these four friends will be transformed in ways they never could have imagined. . . .

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Gr. 5-7. Embarrassed by her mother's suffragist politics, Rose, 13, is afraid to bring her new friends home after her family moves from New York City to Cape Light fishing village in 1906. She remembers when Momma was arrested and when she wore bloomers! Rose's personal focus is not on voting but on nurturing an abused horse, beautiful Midnight Star. When she is told that girls can't ride in a local horse race, she disguises herself as a boy. But then her fury makes her militant, and she finds the courage to challenge the rules, ride as a girl, and win--to her mother's delight. There's lots of contrivance in this second title in the Girls of Lighthouse Lane series, but the tender horse story will appeal to readers, as will the feminist history and drama. Hazel Rochman
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“The tender horse story will appeal to readers, as will the feminist history and drama.” (Booklist )

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 192 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (May 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060543450
• ISBN-13: 978-0060543457
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,838,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming historical fiction., September 10, 2004

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #2: Rose's Story (Hardcover)

Thirteen-year-old Rose Forbes loves her life in New York City in 1905. Her wealthy parents give her everything she wants, and she attends an exclusive private school for girls where she has many friends. However, everything changes when her mother becomes a suffragette, campaigning for women's rights. Because of her mother, Rose loses all of her friends. Her parents decide it would be best for the family to start a new life elsewhere, so they move to the small seaside village of Cape Light, Massachusetts. Rose makes new friends in Cape Light, but she worries her mother will once again cause her shame. But Rose soon comes to a new understanding of her mother's views when she begins to train an abused horse and discovers that girls are not allowed in horse races.

Like other books in this series, this book was a charming, old-fashioned historical novel. It will appeal to young girls who like historical fiction or horse stories, with its likable characters and quaint setting, as well as its story of a determined young girl.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Girls of Lighthouse Lane: Rose's Story, April 23, 2009

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Ruth R. King "Bookish Ruth" (Spring City, PA , USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #2: Rose's Story (Hardcover)

In New York City in 1905, Rose Forbes desperately tries to fit in at her exclusive all-girl school. When her mother's support of the suffragist movement becomes common knowledge, the other girls treat her as an outcast. Her father's medical practice also suffers after Rose's mother is arrested during a protest. Rose's parents decide that a change of scenery would be beneficial and settle on Cape Light as their new home.

Rose is excited about the possibility of new friends and a chance to start over. Kat, Amanda and Lizabeth welcome Rose warmly, but Rose lives in fear that they will shun her if they discover her mother's involvement in the women's rights movement. Rose is more interested in horses than politics and doesn't understand her mother's dedication to the suffragist cause. Rose begins working with an abused race horse, Midnight Star. When she's barred from participating in a jumping competition because of her gender, Rose finally understands and embraces her mother's political views.

While the plot is predictable from the start, Rose's love of horses will resonate with many young readers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, January 14, 2009

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This review is from: The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #2: Rose's Story (Hardcover)

This is one of a set of four books written for girls. They have some funny elements that my daughter enjoyed, but some serious ideas as well. We enjoy reading them.