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 books but the Charlotte books are a close third for me. I am from the Boston area so I enjoy reading about this region of the world plus the descriptions are excellent. ( )

One of my favorite childhood books ( )

A new dam is being built to connect Roxbury to Boston at the end of Tide Mill Lane. Life on the lane is no longer the peaceful, happy life it used to be, and the smell of the now ruined tide flats eventually makes it unbearable. The family is forced to move to a new house and sell their old one. Charlotte is able to adjust to the move, but has much more trouble adjusting to the death of baby George, until her mother explains that George is the forth child she has lost. ( )