The Big City

By Grace Gilmore and Petra Brown

Logan ventures into the big city in this third book of a wholesome series that’s like Little House on the Prairie for younger readers.

Welcome to Sherman! Logan can’t wait to leave “boring” Maple Ridge and enter the exciting city. While Pa is at his job interview, Logan explores Sherman with his cousin Freddy. But after spending a day among the hustle and bustle of urban life, Logan realizes that the quiet, familiar surroundings of his hometown are not so bad after all.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Tales from Maple Ridge chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little Simon
• Release date: Jun 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781481430081

Grace Gilmore

Grace Gilmore is a city girl, but she has always been fascinated by farm life. Growing up, she spent many summers riding horses, chasing chickens, and swimming in the creek at her great-grandparents’ farm in the hollows of Kentucky. When she isn’t writing books, she can be found playing the piano, baking cookies, or wrangling various pets. Grace lives with her family in Ithaca, New York.

Book preview

LOGAN’S BIG TRIP

Logan Pryce dipped his net into the pond and swished it through the water.

Got you! he shouted.

He reached into the net and grabbed a fat green frog. It wiggled out of his fist and hopped back into the pond with a loud splash!

Next to Logan, his best friend, Anthony Bruna, laughed. Gosh, that’s the sixth frog that’s gotten away from you today.

Logan grinned. Oh, well! I’m bored of catching frogs anyway.

"Bored? But you love catching frogs."

Maybe when I was seven. That was a long time ago.

A long time ago? Anthony rolled his eyes.

The two boys picked up their nets and rose to their feet. The pond was at the far end of the Pryce family’s farm—or rather, their former farm. A few months ago, Mr. Pryce had decided to give up farming so he could find a job with better pay.

In fact, he was going to Sherman tomorrow to see about a position at Garrison’s Glass Works. He was taking Logan with him so they could visit with Logan’s uncle and aunt and cousins.

Logan couldn’t wait! He hadn’t been to Sherman in many years, so he didn’t remember much about it. Still, he was sure it would be much more exciting than Maple Ridge. Their town was so small that it wasn’t even on the map of the United States at their school.

What do you want to do now? asked Anthony.