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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Blossom Festival The Blossom Festival Lawrence Coates Lawrence Coates's passionate historical novel explores many forces that are still felt today, including the collision of immigrant cultures and the lust to develop land. A richly panoramic chronic… OL14868092W
A killer crop A killer crop Sheila Connolly "After an English professor-and old friend of her mother-is found dead in a cider house, orchard owner Meg Corey starts to wonder: Could her own mother have committed murder?"--Publisher information. OL16559403W
At the Edge of the Orchard At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier James Goodenough, whose family had originally settled in Connecticut from England brings his family to Ohio to carve out a new life for them in the Black Swamp in 1838. As swamp fever gradually picks… OL17356846W
The true tale of Johnny Appleseed The true tale of Johnny Appleseed Margaret Hodges Relates the story of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live. OL1903682W
The orchardist The orchardist Amanda Coplin "At the turn of the twentieth century in the Pacific Northwest, reclusive orchardist William Talmadge tends to his apples and apricots. One day, two teenaged girls steal his fruit and later return to… OL19967360W
Jasper's treasure Jasper's treasure Beverley Winter In Stellenbosch, in the wine growing area of South Africa, Lexi owns a teashop. Her grandparents rent a farm, Sunnyfields, growing berries, and Lexi sells the jams they produce. It's a good life. The… OL20823628W
Gift of the Unicorn Gift of the Unicorn Virginia Aronson Here is the story of Florida's citrus wizard, an immigrant boy from China who became a brilliant man and blessed the world with his horticultural gift. In China, the expression "gift of the unicor… OL468611W