UncoveredMyths reviewed Little city by the lake by Celia Wilkins (Little house)
Review of 'Little city by the lake' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A childhood favorite re-visited.
Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes
What ages would I recommend it too? – Eight and up.
Length? – Most of a day’s read.
Characters? – Memorable, several characters.
Setting? – Real world, 1855 and 1856.
Written approximately? – 2003.
Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.
Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.
Short storyline: Caroline leaves her mother, stepdad, brothers, and sisters to go off to college to become a teacher. She meets interesting people, makes new friends, and gains the attentions of a first boyfriend. (How she tells him she isn't interested isn't mentioned). Along the way, she learns more about her dead father, and feels closer to both him and her mother so far away.
Notes for the reader: While reading this novel, you feel so …
A childhood favorite re-visited.
Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes
What ages would I recommend it too? – Eight and up.
Length? – Most of a day’s read.
Characters? – Memorable, several characters.
Setting? – Real world, 1855 and 1856.
Written approximately? – 2003.
Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.
Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.
Short storyline: Caroline leaves her mother, stepdad, brothers, and sisters to go off to college to become a teacher. She meets interesting people, makes new friends, and gains the attentions of a first boyfriend. (How she tells him she isn't interested isn't mentioned). Along the way, she learns more about her dead father, and feels closer to both him and her mother so far away.
Notes for the reader: While reading this novel, you feel so close to the mother of Laura, and what helped her become the woman she became.
