None of the other "Little House Years" books are as good as the ones about Laura but other then the Laura books I prefer the Martha and Charlotte books. I don't enjoy the Caroline books as much because they are a bit uneven for me with some in the series being really good and others lacking. ( )

I think the paperbacks of these would be the better to own, as they have the family tree. For a long time here I was confused about which brother was older, despite having read the first three Caroline books already. This is *not* a stand-alone.

I do appreciate that Caroline is much more interesting finally, and that there are some serious community issues discussed such as Camp Meeting, for example. I now have to get the next from the library though because not much happened about Martha here and she had been the one with the most interesting potential. Btw, I did the math - I expect Thomas grew up to serve in the Civil War, maybe Joseph too. ( )

love this series!!!!! ( )

Caroline and her family are adjusting to living in Concord, and things are coming together. Caroline's mother marries Mr. Holbrook, and the family has to adjust to a new "Pa." This is a happy addition however, and the family struggles through helping to build a mill, a cholera epidemic, and an early frost. Everything comes together at last, however, and the family finds themselves stronger than before. ( )