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83) Early warning
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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In Iowa, family patriarch Walter Langdon has died, and his children have fanned out across the country. The narrative moves year by year from 1953 to 1986, encompassing the dark years of the Cold War, Sixties rebellion, and escalating wealth into the 1980s.
85) Longbow girl
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English
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A stunningly exciting and dramatic story set in the wilds of the Welsh mountains, where the brave and beautiful Merry Owen, the Longbow Girl, travels back in time to the autocratic kingdom of King Henry VIII to save her ancestors.
Steeped in history, ancient lore and crackling with tension between the central characters Merry and James, Longbow Girl explores the themes of who we are and who we can become when fighting for those we love and for our...
86) Burn
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he'd hired to help on the farm... Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to. The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can't help but...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Carolina's summer -- and life as she knows it -- is upended when Papi loses his job, and she and her family must move from Puerto Rico to her Tía Cuca and Uncle Porter's house in upstate New York. Now Carolina must attend Silver Meadows camp, where her bossy older cousin Gabriela rules the social scene. Just as Carolina worries she'll have to spend the entire summer in Gabriela's shadow, she makes a friend of her own in Jennifer,...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in their apiary, until his untimely death sends her world into a tailspin. She suddenly finds she must deal with a new part owner of the family business--one who is looking to sell the property. Beck cannot fathom why her father would put her into the position to lose everything they built together. When Callie Peterson is named in the trust of a man she's never heard of, she's...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"On an isolated farm in the United Kingdom, a woman is trapped by the monster who kidnapped her seven years ago. When she discovers she is pregnant, she resolves to protect her child no matter the cost, and starts to meticulously plan her escape. But when another woman is brought into the fold on the farm, her plans go awry. Can she save herself, her child, and this innocent woman at the same time? Or is she doomed to spend the remainder of her life...
92) Farming
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Language
English
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An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
English language learners discover a variety of popular farm animals, as well as the important foods that people get from farms. Using a fictionalized approach, the text allows readers to follow along as relatable children experience all of the excitement that farms have to offer. Readers will visit a pumpkin patch and go along for a hayride with colorful illustrations. Readers learn fun facts and improve their vocabulary skills with the help of a...
94) Tractors
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Series
Language
English
Description
An indepth look at what tractors are and what they are used for.
Describes the parts of a tractor, how they work, and what they do.
96) Farmyard riddles
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
Presents 65 riddles for children about things that can be found on an around a farm. Answers are provided on the last page.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, George Wasziak, convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother, Maribeth VanHilton, is a Spiritualist who regularly offers her services to help others speak to their dearly departed. But when Perliett is targeted by a superstitious killer, she relies on both George and an intriguing newcomer for help.
In the present day, life has...
99) Stepping stones
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Series
Peapod farm series volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, as well as his kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world"--
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English
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When Meg Cole's father dies, she's forced to return home to Texas and take up the reins of his empire. Meg -- more interested in art than oil -- has no patience to deal with a thoroughbred racehorse farm, and gives manager Bo Porter six months to close it down. Although determined to resent Meg, Bo feels a profound desire to protect her. Then, just when Meg begins to realize that Bo might be the one thing on the ranch worth keeping, their fragile...
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