In the Land of the Big Red Apple - Roger Lea Macbride

Rose Wilder is eight and has settled into life on Rocky Ridge Farm in Missouri, the Land of the Big Red Apple. She dreams of the day their crop will come in, but danger and excitement come first, as Rose battles a fierce ice storm and celebrates her first real Ozarks Christmas. The third book in the Rose Years series, the story of the spirited daughter of the author of the beloved Little House series. Eight going on nine, Rose Wilder is beginning to settle into her new life in Missouri, the Land of the Big Red Apple. Her father is building their farmhouse and she dreams of the day they'll have their own bright crop to harvest. But before that can happen, she has a fierce ice storm to contend with and her first real Christmas in the Ozarks to enjoy.