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Second Chance Ranch volume 1
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Emily has her heart set on rescuing a wild mustang, but her family gets outbid at an auction. Instead she settles for helping a nearby ranch muck out stalls where some of the mustangs now reside. She quickly earns a reputation as a horse whisperer for her ability to calm Midnight, a horse that others cannot control. But even Emily can't help when a tornado blows through the area and Midnight gets loose. Or can she? At Second Chance Ranch, the Ramirez...
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Second Chance Ranch volume 2
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Dog-crazy Abby has her hands full when an anxious German shepherd, Destiny, shows up at the Ranch. While Abby helps Destiny learn to trust people again, Abby has to learn to overcome old habits of her own. She’s on the autism spectrum and has always hated swimming at the beach. Can Abby use the skills she used on Destiny to overcome her fear of the ocean in time for the Ramirez family beach trip? At Second Chance Ranch, the Ramirez family cares...
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Twelve-year-old Natalie Ramirez has a lot on her plate. She can't seem to get Second Chance Ranch's newest rescued horse, Tango, to barrel race. She's also missing her best friend Sophia who recently moved away. A new girl in town, Darcy, seems like she could be bestie material, but she doesn't like to do any of the things Natalie and Sophia did together - and she's allergic to animals! Can Natalie help Tango learn a new skill while she learns a few...
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Second Chance Ranch volume 4
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Grace has always rushed headlong into things—often landing her in trouble. Her elderly neighbor (and close friend), Miz Ida, reminds her to think before she acts. Grace tries to be thoughtful and responsible when helping with Miz Ida’s prize-winning cat, Chances, but it isn’t easy. Can Grace slow down enough to keep the people (and animals) she cares for safe? Or are there times when taking chances can be a good thing? At Second Chance Ranch,...
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Publisher Annotation: Facing a world dually altered by climate change and those who profit from it, Yolanda Ciceron will have to fight to save the last known beehive from extinction in this stirring new adventure by award-winning author Pablo Cartaya.
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2015.
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"Tractor Mac is scared that he has to take a trip to Dr. Lou at the tractor hospital, but with the help of his animal friends and some other machines who have stopped in for a tune-up, he learns that going to the doctor doesn't have to be scary at all"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Skylark
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When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.
11) Bats in Trouble
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Cricket McKay and her best friend, Shilo, are enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation when they discover that something is killing bats around Grandpa McKay's farm. Could the new wind turbines be the cause? The kids do some detective work and then jump into action coming up with a plan to save the bats.
Bats in Trouble is the third book featuring animal-activist Cricket MacKay, following Ospreys in Danger and Salamander Rescue.
12) Strawberry girl
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In 1945, in Florida, ten-year-old Birdie Boyer and her family struggle to make their new farm prosper despite heat, droughts, cold snaps, and rowdy neighbors.
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Fair trade is not about spending more money or buying more stuff. It's about helping producers in developing countries get a fair price for their goods. In A Fair Deal: Shopping for Social Justice, Kari Jones provides a history of trade, explaining what makes trade systems unfair and what we can do about it. By examining ways in which our global trade systems value some people over others, the book illustrates areas in which fair trade practices can...
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2015
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Sixth-grader Iris Abernathy hates life in Corvallis, Oregon, where her family just moved. It's always raining, and everything is so wet. Besides, nothing has felt right since Iris's best friend, Sarah, died.
When Iris meets Boris, an awkward mouth-breather with a know-it-all personality, she's not looking to make a new friend, but it beats eating lunch alone. Then she learns that Boris's very existence is a medical mystery, maybe even a miracle,...
When Iris meets Boris, an awkward mouth-breather with a know-it-all personality, she's not looking to make a new friend, but it beats eating lunch alone. Then she learns that Boris's very existence is a medical mystery, maybe even a miracle,...
20) This little pup
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2020.
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When a boy throws a blue ball for his puppy to fetch, it bounces past two brown cows, three green frogs, and more as it makes its way around the farm.
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