Little Town in the Ozarks
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Little Town in the Ozarks

by Roger Lea MacBride

1996•Family•336 pages

Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramaslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clashcoming of age

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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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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

When drought and fire afflict Rocky Ridge Farm, eleven-year-old Rose Wilder and her parents temporarily move to Mansfield and try to adjust to a new life in town.

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

FamilyHistoricalDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clashComing of age

Subjects

Juvenile fictionFrontier and pioneer lifeWilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957Missouri

Details

Author
Roger Lea MacBride
Published
1996
Pages
336
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