The First Four Years
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The First Four Years

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1971•Family•134 pages

Taste attributes: familyhistoricaldramawholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA good-natured, realistic family novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

Laura and Almanzo are married and work together on their homestead. This book tells of the ups and downs they face as pioneer farmers: good crops, bad crops, weather problems, debts, neighbors, sickness, horses, cattle, sheep, and baby Rose.

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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/survivalEmpowerment/personal growthComplex relationship

Subjects

Juvenile nonfictionFrontier and pioneer lifeFamily lifeJuvenile fictionChildren's storiesSouth dakotaFarm lifeAuthors

Details

Author
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Published
1971
Pages
134
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