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The Home Ranch Audiobook
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Ralph takes on more responsibilities after his fathers death.
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"This is when Ralph is 12 and goes to Mr. Blanchlett's ranch for the summer. I really liked how Ralph learns why he dislikes Hank so much. He finds himself in need of improvement and makes changes to be better. It's fun. The kids would not let me stop."
— Nickie (4 out of 5 stars)
The Home Ranch Listener Reviews
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" Ralph goes to a ranch and he works there for a dollar a day for 100 days straight. "
— Dallin, 2/8/2014 -
" This has been my favorite Little Britches yet. "
— Christie, 2/2/2014 -
" Loved it. Takes place in the summer towards the end (but not after) the second book, Man of the Family. "
— Kasia, 1/12/2014 -
" Just reread this autobiographical Little Britches series. I really love these, and want to meet Ralph Moody when I die. Then, I want to watch his movie and shake his mother's hand. "
— Jerianna, 12/18/2013 -
" One of my new favorite books. I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptions of ranch life during the early 1900s. "
— Brittany, 11/23/2013 -
" A fun memoir about a 12 year old boy who goes to work the summer as cow hand on a ranch in Colorado, in 1911. Daughter had to read this for school, so I read along with. "
— Suey, 11/16/2013 -
" Read my review at my blog. "
— Ron, 11/16/2013 -
" Another amazing installment in the Little Britches series. A wonderful, inspiring and totally amazing biographical story of Ralph Moody. Entertaining and inspiring for both kids and adults, I cannot recommend it highly enough. A definite MUST read! "
— Yougo, 2/28/2013 -
" Not as good as the first and second book but still interesting. It amazes me how these cowboys could ride out somewhere and find their way. "
— Kim, 12/7/2012 -
" Read aloud with the husband. "
— Kelly, 12/20/2011 -
" Have I mentioned that I love this series? This was my least favorite one so far but still lots of fun. "
— David, 8/2/2011 -
" The boy equivalent of Little House. I love these. "
— Ashley, 4/21/2011 -
" This book is cool because you feel like your living on a Colorado Ranch for the summer right along with Ralph Moody! He even goes on a cattle drive, and runs into some adventure. Good Story. "
— Jessica, 4/6/2011 -
" We've loved listening to Little Britches books. "
— Mychael-Ann, 9/14/2010 -
" Started out alittle slow, it got better as it went on. "
— Wayne, 9/12/2010 -
" There were some very entertaining chapters and then not some. "
— Amber, 9/7/2010 -
" I love this series. I can't wait to read them out loud to Grace and Luke. Ralph's recollections of a summer he spent working on a cattle ranch are the subject of book #3. "
— Stephanie, 3/21/2010 -
" I just love Ralph Moody and the story of his childhood. This a very charming book, not great literature so enjoyable. "
— Donna, 2/15/2010 -
" This is a book in the Little Britches series. I'm really enjoying reading about this boy's life. This was about his summer working an adult job on a cattle ranch at age 12. He is such a decent and honest person! "
— Amy, 10/26/2009 -
" Our Family is looking forward to reading the rest of this set. These books are so wonderful! Just reading them makes us better people! "
— Tammie, 6/4/2009 -
" We read this as a family. The stories of Ralph Moody's childhood in Colorado are fascinating. He was quite the horseman at a young age. "
— Clarica, 4/16/2009 -
" Wonderful story!! My husband read it to the kids in summer of '08 then I read it myself that fall. I cried at the end of the story and loved the family relationships displayed in the book. Especially between Ralph and his dad. GREAT!! "
— Andee, 1/7/2009 -
" Exceptional!! I adore this book as a read-aloud for my boys. I cherish the values that it conveys; hard-work, integrity, honesty, and especially family. This is a wonderful book. Think, "Little House on the Prarie" for boys. "
— Alexis, 11/20/2008 -
" My goodness, what a rare treat I enjoyed while reading this book. Ralph Moody paints a brief glimpse of his boyhood on a Colorado ranch with such magnificent color I yearned to pick up a brush and paint myself into the story. <br/> <br/> "
— Tracy, 4/23/2008
About Ralph Moody
Ralph Owen Moody (1898–1982) was an American author who wrote 17 novels and autobiographies largely about the American West, though a few are set in New England. He was born in East Rochester, New Hampshire in 1898 but moved to Colorado with his family when he was eight in the hopes that a dry climate would improve his father Charles's tuberculosis. Moody detailed his experiences in Colorado in the first book of the Little Britches series, Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers. After his father died, eleven-year-old Moody assumed the duties of the “man of the house”. He and his sister Grace combined ingenuity with hard work in a variety of odd jobs to help their mother provide for their large family. The Moody clan returned to the East Coast sometime after Charles's death. After a period as livestock business owner in rural Kansas, Moody married and moved to Kansas City. Ralph and Edna Moody had three children.
About Cameron Beierle
Cameron Beierle is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.