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Tiny's big adventure Tiny's big adventure Martin Waddell Katy Mouse teaches her younger brother, Tiny, the names of some of the things they see, including a boot, a snail, and a pheasant, when they go to the cornfield to play games. OL114171W
City boy City boy Jan Michael In the southern African country of Malawi, after the AIDS-related deaths of both of his parents, a boy leaves his affluent life in the city to live in a rural village, sharing a one-roomed hut with h… OL13368309W
When the whistle blows When the whistle blows Fran Cannon Slayton Jimmy lives in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, during the 1940s. He does all the things boys do in the small mountain town: plays a mean game of football, pulls the unforgettable Halloween prank with his … OL13617439W
Up country Up country Alden R. Carter When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himself, only to see it threate… OL16031546W
Carrying Mason Carrying Mason Joyce Magnin In rural Pennsylvania in 1958, when thirteen-year-old Luna's best friend Mason dies, she decides to move in with his mentally disabled mother and care for her as Mason did. OL16141935W
Cheerful Cheerful Palmer Brown Cheerful, a city church mouse who dreams of living in the country, sets off on an adventure. OL16617799W
Understood Betsy Understood Betsy Dorothy Canfield Fisher Timid and small for her age, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont. OL19235W
Just dance Just dance Patricia MacLachlan Sylvie Bloom wants to find something new and exciting this summer at least more exciting than the cows, goats, and chickens on her family s farm that she s become accustomed to. Luckily, Sylvie s tea… OL19716619W
Hoodoo Hoodoo Ronald L. Smith With this vivid debut, Zora Neale Hurston meets Stephen King in a supernatural Southern Gothic tale for middle grade readers. OL20006784W
Iris and Walter (Iris And Walter) Iris and Walter (Iris And Walter) Elissa Haden Guest When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived; but with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home. OL2346998W
Iris and Walter and the substitute teacher Iris and Walter and the substitute teacher Elissa Haden Guest When Iris's grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students. OL2347004W
Hostages to fortune Hostages to fortune Joan Lingard When the death of Kevin's employer confronts him and his wife Sadie with the sudden loss of both job and home, an uncertain future looms up before them. Sequel to "A Proper Place." OL2405186W
We love them We love them Martin Waddell Two children and Ben the dog find a little rabbit lost in the snow. Ben thinks the rabbit is a small dog; the rabbit thinks Ben is a big rabbit. They play together but Ben is growing old and, one day… OL24436236W
Daniel and his walking stick Daniel and his walking stick Wendy McCormick Jesse does not remember either of her grandfathers, but misses them anyway until her family visits the countryside to see where Jesse's mother grew up, and they meet a very special man with a very sp… OL2739149W
City witch, country switch City witch, country switch Wendy Wax While paying a surprise visit to her city-dwelling cousin, Muffletump misses her home in the country but when Mitzi leaves the city to see where Muffletump lives, she is just as uncomfortable until t… OL2774199W
Our house on the hill Our house on the hill Philippe Dupasquier Pictures without text depict the month-by-month activities of a family in their country house on a hill. OL2788921W
We keep a store We keep a store Anne Shelby A small girl describes the many pleasures that accompany running a country store. OL2933821W
Sally Arnold Sally Arnold Cheryl Ryan A lonely girl befriends an elderly woman who collects things. OL3462740W
Brushy Mountain Brushy Mountain Patricia Pendergraft Arney wishes nothing more than to kill old man Hooker who makes life miserable for everyone in Weedpatch, but instead he saves the man's life three times, leading to a slight softening of his charact… OL4083145W
Come a Tide Come a Tide George Ella Lyon A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home. OL457908W
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