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22) A Country Affair
Author
Description
Down-home charm and romance on the ranch.
A Little Bit Country
Stranded on the side of a country road with a broken-down car, Rorie Campbell is grateful when horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Stuck in the quirky small town, Rorie gets to know Clay, and she quickly starts to fall for the gruff, tough cowboy. Can a city girl make it work with a country man? Clay certainly thinks so. But their situation is...complicated....
A Little Bit Country
Stranded on the side of a country road with a broken-down car, Rorie Campbell is grateful when horse rancher Clay Franklin comes to her rescue. Stuck in the quirky small town, Rorie gets to know Clay, and she quickly starts to fall for the gruff, tough cowboy. Can a city girl make it work with a country man? Clay certainly thinks so. But their situation is...complicated....
23) Come a tide
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home.
24) Meteor!
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.
27) The snailman
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1978
Description
Recently moved to a country village, Timothy is bored and lonely until he meets the eccentric snailman who is feared and avoided by the rest of the townspeople.
Author
Formats
Description
Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers...
Author
Publisher
PHC
Pub. Date
p1989
Description
All monologues from this collection are from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Contents: Rotten Apples; O Death; The Wise Men; A Trip to Grand Rapids; Truckstop; Smokes; The Perils of Spring; Let Us Pray; Alaska; Uncle Al's Gift; Skinny Dip; Homecoming; Pontoon Boat; Author; Freedom of the Press; Vicks
30) Fishbone's song
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time."--
Author
Formats
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Maeve Binchy is a grand storyteller in the finest Irish tradition."—The Plain Dealer
The Journey . . . Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor’s daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.
The Destination ....
The Journey . . . Every Friday night a lilac-colored minibus leaves Dublin for the Irish country town of Rathdoon with seven weekend commuters on board. All of them, from the joking bank porter to the rich doctor’s daughter, have their reasons for making the journey.
The Destination ....
33) Barn dance!
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.
34) Wildfire!
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Living with his great-grandmother in rural Florida, ten-year-old Ben looks forward to the Fourth of July celebrations, but the day becomes complicated by the presence of a new neighbor boy, a stray puppy, and local wildfires.
35) Venetia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Formats
Description
Venetia features a remarkably independent heroine who falls deeply in love with the wrong man. Venetia Lanyon lives a quiet life until she meets her notorious neighbor Jasper, Lord Damerel, who would marry her in a heartbeat if he didn't think it would ruin her. Then she discovers a shocking family secret that changes everything ... "Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."--Sunday Telegraph "Miss Heyer has done it again in this vivacious story of Regency...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Not too long ago, handwork skills such as sewing a quilt, crocheting a washcloth, or embroidering a pillowcase were handed down from one generation to the next. Candle- and soap-making, blacksmithing, basket weaving, natural yarn dying, and repurposing were all time-honored traditional skills that were essential to the farm's microeconomy and long-term success. While many of these traditional skills have been lost to the convenience of today's modern...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
For Jesse Winsloe, the answer is clear: head into hiding. Single again and laid off from work, Jesse flees to Onery Cabin to lick her wounds with her ancient aunt Will--a Granny woman with the secret to healing the lovelorn. Sure, Onery Cabin may be right out of Hollywood's Lifestyles of the Poor and Hillbilly, but Marrying Stone Mountain has its charm--including the local physician's assistant, Piney Baxley, a past recipient of Aunt Will's pungent...
40) Life on the farm
Publisher
RDA Enthusiast Brands, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Life on the farm is a tribute to those who make a life on the land and live the country lifestyle. Pulled from the archives of Reminisce, Country, Country Woman, and Farm & Ranch Living magazines, this collection is sure to warm hearts and get you talking about the good old days with family and friends. You'll chuckle over tales of stubborn cows and young romance, and you'll reflect on those who farmed through the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl....
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