The Road from Roxbury (Little House) [Paperback]

Melissa Wiley (Author), Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2002 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Little House

Meet Charlotte Tucker, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder's grandmother.

The war of 1812 is over, and Charlotte thinks life in Roxbury is back to normal. Will and Lucy have moved in with her family, and Charlotte adores looking after Lucy's baby. Before long, however, Charlotte feels like her world has been turned upside down. Baby William seems to have taken over her house. To make matters worse, Charlotte has a new teacher at school -- will her life ever be the same again?

The Road from Roxbury is the third book in The Charlotte Years, an ongoing series about another spirited girl from America's most beloved pioneer family.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Melissa Wiley, the author of the Charlotte Years and the Martha Years series, has done extensive research on early-nineteenth-century New England life. She lives in Virginia with her husband, Scott, and her daughters, Kate, Erin, and Eileen.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (September 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006440739X
• ISBN-13: 978-0064407397
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melissa Wiley is the author of LITTLE HOUSE IN THE HIGHLANDS and seven other novels about the ancestors of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her middle-grade novel THE PRAIRIE THIEF will be published by Margaret K. McElderry Books in 2012.

Melissa is a contributing writer for GeekMom.com. She and her comic-book-writing husband live in San Diego with their six children. Melissa blogs about books and family life at Here in the Bonny Glen (melissawiley.com/blog).

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for kids or adults, too, October 15, 2002

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This review is from: The Road from Roxbury (Little House) (Paperback)

If you loved Laura Ingalls Wilders' account of her life on the prairie, then you need to read all of these books, too. Written by various different authors, the books tell the stories of Laura's mother(Caroline), grandmother (Charlotte), and great-grandmother (Martha, who grew up in Scotland). This particular novel is a continuation of the story of Charlotte. Like the original Little House books, these books give a picture of the lives of girls growing up in earlier times than our own, and you get very caught up in all of it. There is also a series which tells of Laura's daughter Rose and her life. Read them all and get your kids (girls will especially like them) to read them, too!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Road from Roxbury, June 1, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Road from Roxbury (Little House) (Paperback)

This book was very good to read if you have read Little House by Boston Bay and On Tide Mill Lane. I would reccomend reading those books first. If you enjoy them I reccoment the Martha and Caroline and Laura and Rose Years as well.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but too short, October 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Road from Roxbury (Little House) (Paperback)

This book was good but it was too short. I would like
to a book in each series (Martha, Charlotte, etc.) writen
about each family from the mother's point of view.

This gives the reader an idea of how nice Roxbury, MA once
was. It sure isn't nice like that now!