In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.

The Mulvaneys are blessed with a hard-working father, a loving mother, 3 fine sons and a pretty daughter. Confident in their position in a rural New York community, something happens on Valentine's Day, 1976--an incident hushed up in the town and never spoken of in the Mulvaney home--rends the family life with tragic consequences.

Surrounded by her family's love and the townsfolk's kindness, 18-year-old Grace Knutson finds all she could want in Blessing--except for a sweetheart. But when God brings a rich New Yorker into her life, Grace fears a deaf girl won't find acceptance in his privileged world.

With its endearing blend of humor, wisdom, and insight, Soul of a Dog by New York Times best-selling author Jon Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals. Although he features his ever-faithful border collie Rose, Katz also includes revealing observations about Mother the murderous barn cat, Elvis the doughnut-loving steer, and his other dogs-Izzy, Lenore, and Pearl.

In Dog Days, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum and occasional roar of Bedlam. On timeless summer days and in punishing winter storms, Katz continues his meditation on what animals can selflessly...

In an upstate New York farming community, high school reporter Hildy Biddle investigates a series of strange occurrences at a house rumored to be haunted.

Contains photographs and the stories of Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore, four dogs that perform various jobs on Bedlam Farm.

After interviewing a young farmer, writer Kristen Kimball gave up her urban lifestyle to begin a farm with her interviewee near Lake Champlain in northern New York.

"From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a bittersweet novel about healing old wounds and finding a new place to call home. When her best friend and law partner dies suddenly, Roseanna heads to the foothills of the Adirondacks finding the perfect hideout in a ramshackle farm rich with possibilities and full of surprises"--