These Happy Golden Years

Pages: 289
Published: 1971
Language: English

Laura Ingalls is growing up fast in the Dakota Territory. At fifteen, she takes on teaching jobs to help her family, especially with Mary's college expenses. Amidst the challenges of pioneer life, Laura finds herself the object of attention from a young farmer named Almanzo Wilder, sparking a new chapter in her life.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Hopeful Heartwarming Nostalgic Romantic

Coming of Age Slow Burn Coming of Age Coming of Age Coming of Age

Biography & Memoir Children's Books Historical Fiction Young Adult History Memoir Romance

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer known for the Little House on the Prairie series of children's novels (1932 to 1943) based on her childhood in a settler family, which were the basis for the television series 'Little House on the Prairie' during the 1970s and early 1980s.