Roger Lea MacBride Books in Order
15 books are credited to Roger Lea MacBride, published between 1976 and 2001; 9 of them appeared after Roger Lea MacBride's death in 1995. The first book is A New Dawn for America (1976) and the newest is Missouri School Days (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1976–2001
- Pages on record
- 2,269 in 12 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,269 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Roger Lea MacBride, born in 1929 and died in 1995, was an American lawyer, political figure and writer who inherited Laura Ingalls Wilder's estate. MacBride edited and published further Wilder material, then wrote the Rose Years, a spin-off series set in the Little House on the Prairie world and following Rose Wilder Lane through Missouri farm life and frontier schools. He also pushed the development of the television adaptation, and served a single term as a Republican in the Vermont House of Representatives in the 1960s. Fifteen catalogued titles date from 1976 to 2001.
How many Roger Lea MacBride books are there?
Roger Lea MacBride has 15 books, released between 1976 and 2001. 9 of them were published after Roger Lea MacBride's death in 1995. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Roger Lea MacBride Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Roger Lea MacBride books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A New Dawn for America1976 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419761281/4
- 2Rose Wilder Lane Her Story1977 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419772401/4
- 31993–1/4
- 41994–1/4
- 51995–1/4
- 619953521/4
- 719963361/4
- 819973781/4
- 919982321/4
- 101999711/4
- 111999741/4
- 1219992431/4
- 132000691/4
- 142000731/4
- 152001731/4
Roger Lea MacBride books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Little House: The Rose Years in order
8 booksLittle House Chapter Books: Rose in order
5 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Roger Lea MacBride titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Roger Lea MacBride books in order?
You only need to read Roger Lea MacBride books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Roger Lea MacBride
Start with A New Dawn for America (1976), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Roger Lea MacBride book?
Missouri School Days (2001) is the newest Roger Lea MacBride book released so far.
Is there a new Roger Lea MacBride book coming?
No next Roger Lea MacBride book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Roger Lea MacBride at a glance
- Died
- Roger Lea MacBride died in 1995, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Roger Lea MacBride are still being published after Roger Lea MacBride's death in 1995; the newest appeared in 2001.
- Release pace
- Roger Lea MacBride books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,269 pages across the 12 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 180 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Roger Lea MacBride books, 10 of 15, were published in the 1990s.
What the Roger Lea MacBride books are about
14 of the 15 Roger Lea MacBride books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 14 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 14 of 14 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 8 of 14 books
- Family life 7 of 14 books
- Missouri 6 of 14 books
- Farm life 5 of 14 books