Little City by the Lake (Little House) [Paperback]

Celia Wilkins (Author), Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Book Description

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

Spirit of the Western Frontier

Fifteen-year-old Caroline is leaving her Concord home for the first time to live with her aunt and uncle in Milwaukee, where she will attend Milwaukee Female College. At first, Caroline is frightened by the big, bustling city, and she finds school more challenging than she expected. But she soon begins to enjoy all the excitement Milwaukee has to offer. As the school year comes to a close, Caroline wonders if living in the city is the life for her.

Little City by the Lake is the sixth book in The Caroline Years, an ongoing series about another girl from America's favorite pioneer family.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Celia Wilkins has studied letters, diaries, and documents pertaining to the Quiner and Wilder families, and she extensively researched early settler life of the nineteenth century in Wisconsin. She lives in her own little 1850's house in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064407357
• ISBN-13: 978-0064407359
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #491,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Little House Series, August 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Little City by the Lake (Little House) (Paperback)

This is such an enjoyable read, definitely the best of the "Caroline years," and maybe even my favorite of the whole Little House series. Unlike many of the hard-time pioneering stories, this one takes a bit of a lighter turn as Caroline goes to live in the "big" city with her aunt and uncle. The city is filled with many new sights and "modern conveniences"--even indoor plumbing--and new experiences such as dances, restaurants, and an all-girls school where Caroline studies to be a teacher. I can't wait for another book in the series to be published, so I can see what happens next!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Missing the family, July 2, 2003

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Melissa Garland "melissag915" (O'Fallon, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little City by the Lake (Little House) (Paperback)

Charming book, but I thought it was missing some of the heart of earlier Caroline books. I thought the author did a great job with researching the period and capturing what it could have possibly been like to be a 15 year old in Milwaukee.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars College, May 6, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Little City by the Lake (Little House) (Paperback)

Fifteen almost sixteen year old Caroline is going to the city to attend "Milwaukee Female College". While she's in the city, she stays with her Aunt and Uncle. Her Aunt takes her to her first restaurant. She gets turtle soup which she finds very well.

If you don't like girl and boyfriends in books at all, you wouldn't like this book because she meets a boy named "James" who she likes a lot.

I personally adored this book. I would definitely recommend this book because I read it three hours straight one day because I couldn't put it down. I finally stopped because my eyes burned.

The age level for this book would probably be, nine years old to adult.

Find out what happens next in Little City by the Lake.