Rose Wilder and her parents, the now-legendary Laura Ingals and Almanzo Wilder are going to Missouri. The journey is very harsh. The American west is almost literally burning up, and dust storms are a constant threat. Rose remains constant friends with her fellow travellers, Paul and George Cooley, and their parents. They are travelling together. The ROSE books have the same warmth and feel as the original Little House books and are an amazing period piece. These are more historical FICTION than the originals because there were fewer sources and weren't written by Rose herself. However, they are a true picture of pre-1900 and the dawn of that century. Some people may find a slightly less pleasing charater in Rose because she is more impatient, frustrated with being poor, and more romantic-minded than the simple, dear Laura. But many girls will associate with Rose, and this is a wonderful series.