Little Town in the Ozarks (Little House the Rose Years (Unnumbered Turtleback)) [Hardcover]

Roger Lea MacBride (Author), Roger Lea McBride (Author), David Gilleece (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Little House the Rose Years (Unnumbered Turtleback)

This story recounts the Wilders' journey to Missouri and their first years there. Rose and her family are forced to move to the town of Mansfield. Life in town is so different from living on Rocky Ridge Farm that Rose wonders if she will ever learn to like it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The late Roger Lea MacBride, Rose Wilder Lane’s adopted grandson, was the author of Little House on Rocky Ridge, Little Farm in the Ozarks, In the Land of the Big Red Apple, and On the Other Side of the Hill, and the editor of West From Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder, San Francisco 1915, and Rose Wilder Lane: Her Story. He was also an active participant in the creation of the television shows Little House on the Prairie and Young Pioneers.

David Gilleece is the illustrator of all of the Rocky Ridge series titles. He lives in Point Pleasant, PA.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; 1st edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060249773
• ISBN-13: 978-0060249779
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,566,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ozarks Adventure Story, May 14, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Little Town in the Ozarks (Little House) (Paperback)

Little Town in the Ozarks is the fifth book in a series about Laura Ingalls Wilders daughter Rose. Rose has many fun, exciting, and scary adventures, such as getting Pneumonia and rolling down a hill in a barrel.
One of my favorite characters, is Nate who lives on a farm with his older brother, Abe, Abes wife, Effie, and Effies twin babies, James and Elza. I like him because he is nice , like when Rose gets sick, he comes to see her a lot.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about 12 year old girls who have lots of adventures and who love to read. One adventure is when a tree falls on their henhouse, after a big ice storm, and makes a big hole that the chickens escape out of, and then they have to find all of the hens and roosters.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They just get better, April 5, 2002

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"usarmy91" (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Town in the Ozarks (Little House) (Paperback)

...I found this book quite enjoyable to read. Rose is growing up and I had a Feeling she would Fall in love with one of the Cooley boys. I was also delited to learn that Swiney had a real name.(Although it took some getting used to, I was used to knowing him as Swiney). I was also saddened when I read that Grandpa Wilder had died...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Town in the Ozarks is excellent!, February 6, 2003

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Adeline (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Town in the Ozarks (Little House) (Paperback)

This book is just great. Rose is one of my favorite character. She like to read books and has a great appeal. I think every girl who are around 11~12 would find this book wonderful. So I give 5 stars to this book.