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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
Bluebird summer Bluebird summer Deborah Hopkinson Gramps's farm isn't the same after Grandma's death, but slowly Mags and Cody work to recreate her spirit by bringing back some of the things she loved. OL15024732W
Coriander the contrary hen Coriander the contrary hen Dori Chaconas Coriander the contrary hen sits, refusing to move, in the middle of the road causing a traffic jam until one clever little girl comes up with a solution. OL15054162W
Blues lessons Blues lessons Robert Hellenga "Growing up on his family's orchards in Appleton, Michigan, in the 1950s, Martin Dijksterhuis finds everything he needs in his extended family and in the land itself - in the reassuring routines of g… OL1843680W
Striking out Striking out Will Weaver Since the death of his older brother, thirteen-year-old Billy Baggs has had a distant relationship with his father, but life on their farm in northern Minnesota begins to change when he starts to pla… OL2692199W
Disgrace Disgrace J. M. Coetzee At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. An affair with one of his students leaves him jobless, shunned by his friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wif… OL500451W
Oh Dear! Oh Dear! Rod Campbell When Grandma asks Buster to collect the eggs for breakfast, he searches all over the farmyard until he finds them. OL587001W
Red palms Red palms Cara Haycak When fourteen-year-old Benita's wealthy family goes bankrupt as a result of the Depression, they go from their luxurious life in Guayaquil, Ecuador to a primitive island, with the wild scheme of star… OL6032012W
Turkey trouble Turkey trouble Wendi J. Silvano As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Turkey nervously makes a series of costumes, disguising himself as other farm animals in hopes that he can avoid being served as Thanksgiving dinner. OL6217435W
Mary and Jody in the movies Mary and Jody in the movies JoAnn Dawson In the newest adventure in the Lucky Foot Stable series, epic friends Mary and Jody are given an incredible opportunity when a movie crew descends on the McMurray Dairy Farm to film a movie. The girl… OL8701984W