num_pages: 304
description: Alternate cover can be found here.Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim shanty twelve miles from home. She is very homesick, but keeps at it so that she can help pay for her sister Mary's tuition at the college for the blind. During school vacations Laura has fun with her singing lessons, going on sleigh rides, and best of all, helping Almanzo Wilder drive his new buggy. Friendship soon turns to love for Laura and Almanzo in the romantic conclusion of this Little House book.Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts
language: English
title: These Happy Golden Years
titlecomplete: These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)
characters: Grace Ingalls, Caroline Quiner Ingalls, Mary Ingalls, Nellie Oleson, Charles Ingalls, Almanzo Wilder, Carrie Ingalls, Laura Ingalls Wilder
genres: Fiction, Historical, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Romance, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 73567
places: De Smet, South Dakota, South Dakota
series: Little House, Unsere kleine Farm
awards: awardedAt: -820515600000
name: Newbery Medal
publisher: HarperTrophy