Across the Rolling River
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Across the Rolling River

by Celia Wilkins

2001•Family•254 pages

Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramawholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA good-natured family novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Follows the experiences of Caroline Quiner, who will become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family on their farm on the Wisconsin frontier during the year in which Caroline turns twelve.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyHistoricalDramaComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

FamilyFrontier and pioneer lifeJuvenile fictionWisconsin

Details

Author
Celia Wilkins
Published
2001
Pages
254
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