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Kisses from Rosa Kisses from Rosa Petra Mathers While her mother is treated for a serious illness, Rosa stays with her aunt and cousin on a farm in the Black Forest. OL103611W
Drylongso Drylongso Virginia Hamilton As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm. OL112116W
Winter barn Winter barn Dorothy Ripley Snow covers the farm, but the animals are comfortable in the barn where the Farmer tends them. OL1144830W
On the other side of the hill On the other side of the hill Roger Lea MacBride In the early 1900s, young Rose Wilder and her parents struggle with a series of natural disasters on their farm in Missouri. OL115574W
Muddy paws Muddy paws Sue Bentley Storm is the only young wolf left from his family in the magic Moon-claw pack after the evil wolf, Shadow, wounds his mother and destroys everyone else. With the rest of the pack now scattered, Storm… OL11967013W
The farm book The farm book E. Boyd Smith Bob and Betty learn about life and work on the farm during a summer vacation they spend with their Uncle John and Cousin Reuben. OL120217W
Franny Parker Franny Parker Hannah Roberts McKinnon Through a hot, dry Oklahoma summer, twelve-year-old Franny tends wild animals brought by her neighbors, hears gossip during a weekly quilting bee, befriends a new neighbor who has some big secrets, a… OL12793899W
O Pioneers! O Pioneers! Willa Cather "Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska, inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend." "The heroic battle for survival of simple pioneer folk in the Nebraska cou… OL12795W
Works (Ethan Frome / Hermit and the Wild Woman and other stories) Works (Ethan Frome / Hermit and the Wild Woman and other stories) Edith Wharton Contains: The hermit and the wild woman -- The last asset -- In trust -- The pretext -- The verdict -- The pot-boiler -- The best man -- [Ethan Frome](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98501W… OL13131348W
Night Cry Night Cry Phyllis Reynolds Naylor There are all kinds of fearful night noises on the backwoods farm where Ellen lives, often by herself because her salesman father travels a lot. But more than anything, Ellen is terrified of their ho… OL13461W
The Beef Princess of Practical County The Beef Princess of Practical County Michelle Houts After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan's turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her fami… OL13604236W
A colonial Quaker girl A colonial Quaker girl Sarah Wister Presents the diary of the sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Quaker family who moved with her family from British-occupied Philadelphia for the safety of the countryside during the Revolutionar… OL14854422W
My cousin Katie My cousin Katie Michael Garland Katie's cousin looks forward to all the wonderful things she will do when she visits Katie on the farm. OL14912191W
Being a boy Being a boy Charles Dudley Warner From the book:One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, though it needs some practice to be a good one. The disadvantage of the position is that it does not last … OL1497690W
Novellas and Other Writings (Backward Glance / Ethan Frome / Madame de Treymes / Mother's Recompens… Novellas and Other Writings (Backward Glance / Ethan Frome / Madame de Treymes / Mother's Recompens… Edith Wharton Contains: Backward glance. [Ethan Frome](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98501W/Ethan_Frome) Madame de Treymes. Mother's recompense. Old New York. Summer. OL15000211W
One Bright Penny One Bright Penny Geraldine McCaughrean An old man bets each of his children that they cannot fill the barn for a penny. OL15051747W
To make a wee moon To make a wee moon Phyllis Reynolds Naylor When boys start dropping from rafters and Grandmother worries about kelpies and Wee Folk, Jean is sure she will never get used to life on the farm. OL15061553W
Minnie and Moo go to the moon Minnie and Moo go to the moon Denys Cazet Two cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to drive the farmer's tractor all the way to the moon. OL15102195W
Horses of the crag Horses of the crag Joan Hiatt Harlow In 1965 Newfoundland, thirteen-year-old Jessie's brave and impulsive nature leads her to commit a variety of daring acts, including rescuing a herd of wild ponies and kidnapping a poor orphan girl wh… OL15105463W
Skip to my Lou Skip to my Lou Nadine Bernard Westcott When his parents leave a young boy in charge of the farm for a day, chaos erupts as the animals take over the house. Includes the music to "Skip to my Lou." OL15152255W
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