When hard times befall Rocky Ridge Farm, the Wilder family must move into town. With speeding trains going by at all hours, and the streets crowded with people of every sort, Rose wonders how she will ever survive living in Mansfield. Soon, however, Rose comes to appreciate that living in town offers its own adventures.

The fifth book in the Rose Years series, the story of the spirited daughter of the author of the beloved Little House series.

Little Town In The Ozarks continues the story of Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter, as hard times on the farm force Rose and her family to move to the town of Mansfield. Life in town is so different from living on Rocky Ridge Farm that Rose wonders if she will ever learn to like the hustle and bustle of town life.