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Little House on Rocky Ridge

Little House: The Rose Years seriesbook 1 of 8Next:Little Farm in the Ozarks(1994) →

Pioneer for a New Century

Meet Rose Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter, and the last of the Little House girls.

Rose and her parents, Laura and Almanzo, say good-bye to Ma and Pa Ingalls and Laura's sisters. In a covered wagon containing all their possessions, they make their way across the drought-stricken Midwest to the lush green valleys of southern Missouri. The journey is long and not always easy, but at the end is the promise of a new home and a new life for the Wilders.

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Little House on Rocky Ridge is the first book in The Rose Years, an ongoing series about another spirited girl from America's most beloved pioneer family.

Themes
childhood
Setting
Missouri
Mood
nostalgia
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 353 pages

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