Product Description

Laura is teaching school, and it's terrifying! Most of the students are taller than she is, and she must sleep away from home for the first time. Laura is miserable, but the money is needed to keep Mary in a college for the blind. And every Friday–no matter what the weather–Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend. Laura and Almanzo are courting, and even though she's not yet sixteen, she knows that this is a time for new beginnings.

These Happy Golden Years is the eight book in the Laura Years series.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #217746 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-01
• Released on: 2006-03-28
• Formats: Audiobook, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 6
• Binding: Audio CD

Features

• ISBN13: 9780060565084
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6–Children will enjoy hearing Tony Award-winning narrator Cherry Jones read Laura Ingalls Wilder's stories about her family and her life on the prairie almost 125 years ago in this eighth book in the Laura Years series. Laura is 16 years old, teaching school, and working at local stores to make extra money to help her family send her blind sister to school. She and her girlfriends enjoy sleigh rides, buggy rides, and singing school. But will she decide the time is right to settle down in her own little house with Almanzo Wilder, who courts her throughout the book? This sweet tale about teenage life, first love, and new responsibilities has stood the test of time. The narration is pitch-perfect, and the music provided by Paul Woodiel brings Pa's fiddle to life. An excellent choice for school and public library collections.–Casey Rondini, Hartford Public Library, CT
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About the Author

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in Little House in the Big Woods. She and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. Later, Laura and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered-wagon trip with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There, believing in the importance of knowing where you began in order to appreciate how far you've come, Laura wrote about her childhood growing up on the American frontier. For millions of readers Laura lives on forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved Little House books.

From AudioFile
The eighth in the Little House series is read by the consistently excellent Cherry Jones, whose earnest, slightly husky voice is a perfect match for the stories. Jones finds just the right pitch and tempo to capture the various personalities, and one can hear her smiling when she narrates. In this story, Laura is a grown-up young lady, who at 16 works for a living, teaching school and sewing on the weekend to supplement the family's income. She's also courted by a beau, Almanzo Wilder, who takes her out for buggy rides on the prairie. This production, enhanced by fiddle music that punctuates the chapters, provides hours of family entertainment. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Customer Reviews

Little House Stories Come to Life
Hearing the Little House stories in audio bring them to life. I noticed things in the stories I didn't catch by just reading them. I can listen to them anywhere now.

Just what I wanted
Listened to CDs while on the train eastbound, and then in our rental car as my ten-year-old granddaughter and I approached Walnut Grove, Minnesota and DeSmet, South Dakota on our "Laura Ingalls Wilder" journey during their Pageant weeks, and while engaging in historic sites.

We had re-read all nine books in preparation for our travels, but the CDs, beautifully read by Cherry Jones, were not only a reminder, but added different interpretations, and joy.