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On the Other Side of the Hill

Little House: The Rose Years seriesbook 4 of 8Next:Little Town in the Ozarks(1996) →

A new addition to the popular series written by the adopted grandson of Rose Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter. The Wilder family struggles to make a success of Rocky Ridge, their little farm in the Ozarks. Young Rose must help her parents as they battle the natural disasters of a cyclone, a drought, and a forest fire. But there are good times as well, when Rose attends her first party in town.

Setting
Missouri
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 368 pages

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