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1) Hope Harbor
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English
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"When vacationing nonprofit CEO Michael Hunter accidentally knocks cranberry farmer Tracy Campbell off her bicycle, a friendship blossoms--and soon Tracy recruits him to save a town charity. They make a great team, but they agree romance is not on the agenda. But in Hope Harbor, Oregon, love and hope bloom--and hearts heal"--Provided by publisher.
2) Dairy queen
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Dairy queen trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
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English
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The Story of an African Farm (1883) is a novel by South African political activist and writer Olive Schreiner. Her first published novel, The Story of an African Farm was a bestseller upon its release despite being criticized for its portrayal of controversial social, religious, and political themes. Part Bildungsroman, part philosophical fiction, the novel is recognized as a groundbreaking work for its exploration of feminism, atheism, and the influence...
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Tending roses volume 1
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English
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours comes a heartfelt novel about the bonds of family and the power of second chances.
When Kate Bowman temporarily moves to her grandmother’s Missouri farm with her husband and baby son, she learns that the lessons that most enrich our lives often come unexpectedly. The family has given Kate the job...
When Kate Bowman temporarily moves to her grandmother’s Missouri farm with her husband and baby son, she learns that the lessons that most enrich our lives often come unexpectedly. The family has given Kate the job...
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English
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Set in Appalachia and the Midwest at the turn of the twentieth century, this exquisite debut novel paints an intimate portrait of one resilient farm family's challenges and hard-won triumphs—helmed by an unforgettable heroine.
Growing up on their hardscrabble farm in rural Kentucky, fifteen-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly. She knows how to...
Growing up on their hardscrabble farm in rural Kentucky, fifteen-year-old Albertina "Bertie" Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly. She knows how to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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Triumphing once again, Barbara Kingsolver has written a beautiful new novel: a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives in southern Appalachia. At the heart of these intertwined narratives is a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches...
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Otis the tractor volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When a tornado threatens his farm, Otis the tractor must try to save the animals, including an unfriendly bull.
8) Farmer duck
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Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Martin Waddell's uplifting modern fable and Helen Oxenbury's humor and pathos make this a very special collaboration. Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm--all because the owner of the farm is too lazy to do these things himself. But when Farmer Duck finally collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come to the rescue with a simple but heroic plan."
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Covenant Communications, Inc
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English
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At nineteen years of age, Julia Weston fancies herself a capable woman, far too old to require a traveling companion. But at the insistence of her overprotective father, Julia finds herself aboard the Orient Express in the care of an approved escort. In an ill-advised demonstration of independence, Julia leaves the train on a quick errand and then re-boards and sleeps away her exhaustion. Upon awakening, however, she realizes her plan went terribly
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Red River of the North volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
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English
Description
Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway. But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come without a struggle. After their own fields are harvested, Haakan and the neighboring men take the steam...
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Farrar Straus Giroux edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When the animals and equipment at the farm need more space, Tractor Mac comes to the rescue by helping to build a barn.
15) Return to sender
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.
16) Farmer boy
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Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The year Almanzo Wilder turned nine (1866) was an important one for the young farm boy in northern New York state.
17) Fanny's dream
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
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English
Description
Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince, but when her fairy godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead.
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Unusual chickens volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family's move to her Great Uncle Jim's farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.
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Seasons of the heart (Janette Oke) volume 4
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English
Description
Josh Jones realizes his family isn't typical, but it's the only life he's ever known. Aunt Lou, Gramps, Uncle Charlie, Grandpa--they all have shaped the young man he has become. But as he grows into manhood, Josh begins to face important questions about life, love, and faith. Three million books sold in the series!
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