Maria D. Wilkes
Author of Little House in Brookfield
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Maria D. Wilkes is the pen name of author Maria T. DiVencenzo. She used the name 'Wilkes' when writing books for the Little House series.
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Works by Maria D. Wilkes
A House of Their Own 2 copies
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- Legal name
- DiVencenzo, Maria T.
- Birthdate
- 20th century
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Buffalo, New York, USA - Disambiguation notice
- Maria D. Wilkes is the pen name of author Maria T. DiVencenzo. She used the name 'Wilkes' when writing books for the Little House series.
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Little House Caroline Years: Little Town at the… by Maria D. Wilkes
Caroline watches eagerly as buildings spring up overnight and more and more families move into the growing town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. There are all sorts of exciting, new things for Caroline to do, but Mother keeps saying she wants to move to a larger farm. Will Caroline have to say goodbye to Brookfield?
Meet Caroline Quiner, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingall's mother.
It's 1845 in the bustling frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Five-year-old Caroline lives in a frame house at the edge of town with her mother, her grandmother, and her five brothers and sisters. Caroline's father was lost at sea the year before, and the close-knit family is struggling to cope without him. Each day brings Caroline new responsibilities and new adventures as she strives to help Mother all she can. And though this first year on their own also brings Caroline and her family great hardship, they survive with courage and love.… (more)
It's 1845 in the bustling frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Five-year-old Caroline lives in a frame house at the edge of town with her mother, her grandmother, and her five brothers and sisters. Caroline's father was lost at sea the year before, and the close-knit family is struggling to cope without him. Each day brings Caroline new responsibilities and new adventures as she strives to help Mother all she can. And though this first year on their own also brings Caroline and her family great hardship, they survive with courage and love.… (more)
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.
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.
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