Mary Ingalls on Her Own

by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel and Elizabeth Kimmel Willard

Book Overview

Mary IngalLs lost her sight after a devastating bout of scarlet fever. Now Mary has the opportunity to attend the Iowa College for the Blind, where she will get a fresh start with her education and can learn the skills she needs for an independent future as well.

It seems like a dream come true. But it also means leaving her cherished family behind in Dakota Territory, including her sister Laura. Laura's feisty personality has always complemented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060009055
• ISBN13: 9780060009052
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Mary Ingalls On Her Own is a fantastic account of her first year at the Vinton,Iowa school for the b

Mary Ingalls on Her Own (Little House) . I loved this book so much,it was a really good read,and i was able to see a little bit more into Mary Ingalls world. I am such a huge Little House On The Prairie fan both of the books and tv series. I love everything that has to do with Little House and Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is a short book but really fantastic,and it's make you see a little more into the life of the sister of the best author ever Laura Ingalls Wilder who is Mary Ingalls. Some of it is fact,and some fiction but i absoutley loved it. I was kind of not keen on reading it cause it wasn't written by Laura Ingalls Wilder,but i decided to give it a try on Saturday,and i was really happy with it,and also the author is a Little House fan like us,and she did tons of research about Mary Ingalls life at home,and college. I have read books about different Little House girls like Rose Wilder and Caroline Quiner Ingalls,and thought they were great also.I recommend it to everyone and all of us Little House and Laura Ingalls Wilder fans should read it. I give it five stars,cause it is fantasically written and very well worth buying,and it makes us see into the life of the sister of our favorite author ever Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Interesting

I read everything about Laura Ingalls Wilder and grabbed this book. It's a good guess inside of Mary's mind in the first few months that she was at the School for the blind. That said, no one really knows what was going on inside Mary's mind. I like fan fiction and that's what this seems like, however Mary did exist so I'm not sure we should be assigning thoughts and feelings to her without knowing her thoughts.