vanmeterk4 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 We are doing Little Britches as a read-aloud and really enjoying it. I want to order the next one in the series, but I can't figure out which one comes next. Does anyone know the order of the books in the series? -Kim in Iowa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubermomto5 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 i was wondering this too! amazon and my library both don't specify. i can tell you though, it isn't man of the family! oops. i enjoyed it even though it was out of order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Man of the Family is the second book. I've read them all. Here is a partly annotated list I cobbled off the internet - Note Home Ranch overlaps some of Man of the Family which is what makes the sequence confusing. Little Britches (you know what this one is about!) Man of the Family At 11 years old, Ralph becomes man of the family and an entrepreneur. He continues his horse riding, cattle driving, and the Moodys start a cooking business. The struggles of a family who refuses to rely on charity are enormous. Then Mom gets a revelation about washing and stretching lace curtains... The Home Ranch This book repeats some experiences and adds new ones to the time period of Man of the Family. Mary Emma and Company (I LOVE this book!0 In January, 1913, the Moodys must relocate, and go east to Medford, Massachusetts. Mrs. Moody, a widow with six children, struggles to find a job and establish their home. Ralph, at thirteen, is still a resourceful entrepreneur, but Mom and Grace figure prominantly in this book. With much faith, perseverance, and God's blessings, Mom (Mary Emma), Grace, and Ralph are living in a beautiful home and running their own business by May of the same year. The Fields of Home Probably the most frustrating book of the series, about when Ralph moves to Maine to work his grandfather's farm. Grandfather is not a very reasonable man, to put it nicely. Hang in there readers, and the ending will be your reward. The rest of the series is more grown-up... Shaking the Nickel Bush Ralph moves back west because of health reasons and becomes a movie stunt "fall rider" and then an itinerant artist. He meets a friend, Lonnie, who convinces him to buy his first car. The book has a surprise ending and life lesson: don't keep your life savings in the cuff of your pants! The Dry Divide Ralph is thrown off a train in McCook, Nebraska, with only a dime in his pocket, and is hired as a wheat pitcher. He discovers why his hateful share-cropper employer travels to distant towns to find a crew. Fate intervenes, however, and Ralph becomes the boss and leads his motley crew to succeed in more than one business venture. As always, Ralph inspires loyalty and friendship in the hired hands: Doc, a "medicine man" when he gets into the tanglefoot, Gus and Lars, the Swedish workers with a hidden talent ("Yiminy, Dat is Fun!"), and Paco, a young Mexican with the gift of understanding horses. Horse of a Different Color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 But I just wanted to chime in and say that we read the first two books adn I think they loved them more than my kids! I cried at the end of each (somewhat to the puzzlement and embarrassment of them!) These are wonderful books and I hope we can continue the saga. jeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paula j Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 The list JFS gave is correct. We loved these books too and this has been our summer reading this year. We read Little Britches in Sl core 4 last year and ds loved it so much he had to have them all.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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