Bachelor Girl
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1999

Bachelor Girl

By Roger Lea MacBride, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)

Book #8 in the The Rose Years series

A young woman's city dreams lead her down unexpected paths.

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243 pages
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Rose Wilder leaves her rural home for the bustling cities of Kansas City and San Francisco, aiming to save money and marry her childhood sweetheart. But city life unveils unexpected challenges and opportunities, steering her toward a future she never anticipated. Will Rose's dreams change as she navigates the surprises of the big city?

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The eighth and final installment in the Rose Years series, which tells the story of the spirited daughter of the author of the beloved Little House series. Rose Wilder has become an independent young woman. She leaves Rocky Ridge Farm, first for Kansas City to learn how to be a telegrapher, then for San Francisco. Her dream is to work for a year or two, save a little money, and then marry Paul Cooley, her childhood sweetheart. But the big city has all sorts of surprises in store for Rose, and she finds that she’s destined to travel a road she never even imagined.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
243
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
780L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~S
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
32493
Publication
Published
September 22, 1999
First published
January 1, 1999
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780064406918

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