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New York

A Novel

Coming of age in her parents' mid-20th-century rural Lutheran world, Emmeline and her sister, Birdie, are swept up in an ugly family secret when she tries to step outside of strict expectations and marry according to her heart.

A Fireproof Home for the Bride

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#memoirs #biography #Idaho #ranch #farmlife #RockyMountains #Western #bobbiphelps

Maryland

Living on a Remote Ranch in Idaho

**First Place Winner in the 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards for Memoir/Biography**

A city girl is uprooted and moved to the farm, where she must overcome her fears and learn to live life in a rougher way.

Once Bobbi Phelps married an Idaho rancher, she discovered what it was like to live in rural America. The contrast between her suburban background and her farming life created challenging yet rewarding differences.

Sky Ranch tells of Bobbi Phelps's Idaho ranch experiences between 1980 and 1996, the adventures in a past time before camera phones, GPS technology, and social media. Throughout this memoir, she shares frightening tales of:
-    Dangerous white-outs during Rocky Mountain blizzards.
-    A terrifying flooded road crossing in pitch blackness.
-    A near drowning while fishing Henry's Lake.
-    Losing her young son among huge harvesting machines.
Sky Ranch is a memoir about a naïve suburban woman who struggled to navigate an industrial farm and its commercial cattle enterprise. Her life on the ranch meant grocery shopping once every two weeks, driving through harsh winter storms and swollen streams, and rescuing her horse in a full-blown blizzard. Living in the Rocky Mountains allowed her to fish, hunt, and camp on a regular basis. She also discovered different aspects of the Mormon religion, coyotes hunting her dog, industrial farming, and environmental conservation.  

Sky Ranch will appeal to readers interested in Western culture, cattle and row-crop farmers, hunters, anglers, and those who only dream of living on a ranch. It takes the reader on an exciting ride of terror, drama, and humor, giving us a look at what goes on behind the scenes at a rural ranch, many miles from civilization.

Sky Ranch

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#hardcover #children’s #FarmLife #Fiction #Baking #Animals #Friends #Illustrated #chores￼ box 42￼
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Texas

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Rose does a poor job when she takes over the bread-baking chores that Milly has to abandon because of illness.

Seven Loaves of Bread

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#PaperbackFiction #Mystery #Adventure #Humor #FamilyAndChristianLife #FarmLife #RelativeWreakingHavoc #SecretsAndDrama #ChocolateCoveredBalony #KDMcCrite

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South Carolina

Confessions Of April Grace

1987 brings more changes for April Grace when Myra Sue starts acting very sneaky, her new baby brother comes home, her neighbor Isabel becomes her gym teacher, and a long-lost relative suddenly appears.

Chocolate-Covered Baloney

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#hardcover #barbarakingsolver #nature #fiction #farmlife #multiplestories #appalachia 

California

Barbara Kingsolver, a writer praised for her"extravagantly gifted narrative voice" (New York Times Book Review), has created with this 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 inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of 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 the forest from her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin where she is caught off-guard by Eddie Bondo, a young hunter who comes to invade her most private spaces and confound her self-assured, solitary life. On a farm several miles down the mountain, another web of lives unfolds as Lusa Maluf Landowski, a bookish city girl turned farmer's wife, finds herself unexpectedly marooned in a strange place where she must declare or lose her attachment to the land. And a few more miles down the road, a pair of elderly, feuding neighbors tend their respective farms and wrangle about God, pesticides, and the complexities of a world neither of them expected. Over the course of one humid summer, as the urge to procreate overtakes a green and profligate countryside, these characters find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place. Their discoveries are embedded inside countless intimate lessons of biology, the realities of small farming, and the final, urgent truth that humans are only one part of life on earth. With the richness that characterizes Barbara Kingsolver's finest work, Prodigal Summer embraces pure thematic originality and demonstrates a balance of narrative and ideas that only an accomplished novelist could render so beautifully.

Prodigal Summer

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Oregon

This read-aloud book about life on the farm is perfect for all children ages 3 and up. This delightful illustrated book, with vibrant color pictures, details the daily routines of Betty and Bobby, and their farm animal friends the sheep, the pigs, the ponies, the chickens, the cows, and the geese.

The Farm Book

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Book has a slight bend in it. Otherwise in great shape. #hardcover #childrens #farmlife #rainbowbooks

Michigan

Farm Day

#166 Dust jacket has wrinkle on back.  #hardcover #fiction #oprahbookclub #adultfiction #drama #farmlife #siblings #women

Idaho

Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.

Drowning Ruth

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#paperback #pieceoftheworld #fiction #christinakline #drama #relationships #farmlife #comingofage 

A Piece of the World 

Jeanne Marie Laskas had a dream of fleeing her otherwise happy urban life for fresh air and open space — a dream she would discover was about something more than that. But she never expected her fantasy to come true — until a summer afternoon’s drive in the country.

That’s when she and her boyfriend, Alex — owner of Marley the poodle — stumble upon the place she thought existed only in her dreams. This pretty-as-a-picture-postcard farm with an Amish barn, a chestnut grove, and breathtaking vistas is real ... and for sale. And it’s where she knows her future begins.

But buying a postcard — fifty acres of scenery — and living on it are two entirely different matters. With wit and wisdom, Laskas chronicles the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of the colorful two- and four-legged creatures she encounters on Sweetwater Farm.

Against a backdrop of brambles, a satellite dish, and sheep, she tells a tender, touching, and hilarious tale about life, love, and the unexpected complications of having your dream come true. 

This is a lovely book that while still in good condition, has seen some wear. #paperback #nonfiction #autobiography #citytofarm #farmlife #pennsylvania #rural #farm #illness 

Arizona

A Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm

A columnist and urban refugee describes her odyssey from city life to rural bliss and from single to married in a whimsical account of a first year on a fifty-acre farm in western Pennsylvania, as she describes her new two- and four-legged friends, including Sassy the mule, her wedding present to her new husband. Reprint.

Fifty Acres and a Poodle

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#exlibrary #homeschoolbooks #homeschool #vermont #families #farmlife #newyork #newyorkcity #citylife #townlife 

Faraway Summer

Really great condition 😊 #paperback #nonfiction #farmlife #lauraingallswilder #kids #children #history #settlers #adventure #littlehouseontheprairie

Missouri

Laura Ingalls Wilder

#paperback #arkansas #change #farmlife #fiction #murder #mystery #thriller 

Ohio

Racial tension, a forbidden love affair, and murder are seen through the eyes of a seven-year-old boy in a 1950s Southern cotton-farming community.

A Painted House

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#hardcover #christian #family #mothers #daughters #readaloud #homeschool #farmlife #amish #faith
There is some markings, rough edges and a small rip on the paper cover. 

Nine-year-old Susie Mae wants nothing more than to be "just like" her own lovely and accomplished mama. One day she sets out to prove to her family and herself that she is ready to do just that. From taking on the morning milking to egg gathering and berry picking, Susie Mae tackles all of Mama's daily tasks with gently amusing and genuinely touching results. A wonderful book that mothers and daughters of all ages can enjoy, Just Like Mama ultimately encourages everyone to be "just like Jesus."

Just Like Mama

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#paperback #10-12yrs #alaska #greatdepression #pioneer #farmlife #historicalfiction #childrenshistoricalfiction

"If Laura Ingalls Wilder had lived in Alaska, she might have written this novel . . ."--Kirkus Reviews

     It's 1934, and times are tough for Trip's family after the mill in their small Wisconsin town closes, leaving her father unemployed. Determined to provide for his family, he moves them all to Alaska to become pioneers as part of President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project. Trip and her family are settling in, except her mom, who balks at the lack of civilization. But Trip feels like she's following in Laura Ingalls Wilder's footsteps, and she hatches a plan to raise enough money for a piano to convince her musical mother that Alaska is a wonderful and cultured home. Her sights set on the cash prize at the upcoming Palmer Colony Fair, but can Trip grow the largest pumpkin possible--using all the love, energy, and Farmer Boy expertise she can muster?

Sweet Home Alaska

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#paperback #whitetaker #fiction #farmlife #highschool #friendships #YA #youngadult 

Fourteen-year-old Kentucky girl Ricki Jo Winstead, who would prefer to be called Ericka, thank you very much, is eager to shed her farmer's daughter roots and and fit in with the popular crowd at her small-town high school. She trades her Bible for Seventeen magazine, buys new "sophisticated" clothes, and strikes up an unlikely flirtation with the freshman class's resident bad boy. She's on top of the world, even though her best friend and neighbor, Luke, say she misses "plain old Ricki Jo."


Caught between being a country girl and a wannabe country club girl, Ricki Jo begins to forget who she truly is: someone who doesn't care what people think and who wouldn't let a good-looking guy walk all over her.


After a serious incident on Luke's farm, Ricki Jo realizes that being a true friend is more important than being popular... and the one boy who matters most has been next door all along.

The Queen of Kentucky

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Minor shelf wear to front cover. Signed by author with personalized message. #horses #poverty #farmlife #horseracing #teens #signed

Virginia

Fourteen-year-old Ann Collins wants nothing more than to see her family rise back from poverty and regain its acclaimed position in the racing world. And when Lightning, a well-bred black colt, is born, she knows that her chance has come. Her grandfather bankrupted the formerly successful, fully staffed horse farm in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, and now the Collins family, their trainer and his son are all that remain. Ann is a great rider, but it will take more than just skill for her to make her dreams a reality. Even if no one else really believes in Lightning, she knows that he will be the one to change it all. Little does she know that she and Lightning will be put to the test much sooner than expected Author Nancy Clarke is a retired elementary school teacher who lives in central Virginia with her two horses, a multitude of champion show dogs, cats, chickens and a goat. Nancy has been riding for most of her life and has been crafting the Stormy Hill series in her mind since she was a child. Publisher's Website: http: //sbpra.com/NancyClarke

Stormy Hill

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#paperback #noraroberts #farmlife #ghosts #history #breakingaway #romance #love

Utah

The Mackade Brothers Series Book 4 

The Fall of Shane Mackade

Wavy pages, shelf wear, crease on back cover. #paperback #fiction #ya #Georgia #farmlife #summertime #friendship

Three Georgia peaches are in for one juicy summer . . . . . . but Birdie would rather eat Thin Mints and sulk in the AC. Leeda would prefer to sneak off with her boyfriend, Rex. And Murphy just wants to cause a little mischief. Together these three very different girls will discover the secret to finding the right boy, making the truest friends, and picking the perfect Georgia peach.

Peaches

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#paperback #shootingcrows #farmlife #pests #secret #hiding #babycrow #nursing #complicated #wildandfree #pet

The Cry of the Crow

#fiction #interpersonalrelations #farmlife #familyproblems #peach #Georgia 

Three teenaged girls from very different backgrounds, thrown together to pick peaches in a Georgia orchard, spend a summer in pursuit of the right boy, the truest of friends, and the perfect peach.

Cover a little rough binding good- #paperback #spunky #farmlife #countrygirl #warmhearted #adventures #mischievous 

Katie John

Illinois

A Wisconsin Memoir

When Bunny Coburn was growing up, neighbors came together in times of hardship. No matter the trouble, they faced it with determination, camaraderie, and resourcefulness. In the midst of the Great Depression, despite record-breaking heat and crop failure, growing up on the family farm was nevertheless filled with bucolic pleasures.

Farm Girl is Beuna "Bunny" Coburn Carlson's loving tribute to the gently rolling hills of western Wisconsin. With an inviting and fluid voice, she shares intimate moments of happinesses from her childhood: collecting butternuts for homemade maple candy, watching her father read by the flickering light of a kerosene lamp, and the joy of finding a juicy orange at the bottom of a Christmas stocking. Underlying each vignette is the courage of a strong family surviving adversity and finding comfort in one another. Hers is a memoir that readers can dip in and out of with pleasure.

Amy Scheibe

A Fireproof Home for the Bride

Bobbi Phelps

Sky Ranch

Ferida Wolff; Katie Keller (Illustrator)

Seven Loaves of Bread

K. D. McCrite

Chocolate-Covered Baloney

Barbara Kingsolver

Prodigal Summer

Jan Pfloog (Illustrator)

The Farm Book

Sarah Toast

Farm Day

Christina Schwarz

Drowning Ruth

Christina Baker Kline

A Piece of the World

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Fifty Acres and a Poodle

Johanna Hurwitz

Faraway Summer

Alexandra Wallner

Laura Ingalls Wilder

John Grisham

A Painted House

John Grisham

A Painted House

Beverly Lewis; Cheri Bladholm (Illustrator)

Just Like Mama

Carole Estby Dagg

Sweet Home Alaska

Alecia Whitaker

The Queen of Kentucky

Nancy Clarke

Stormy Hill

Nora Roberts

The Fall of Shane Mackade

Jodi Lynn Anderson

Peaches

Jean Craighead George

The Cry of the Crow

Jodi Lynn Anderson

Peaches

Mary Calhoun

Katie John

Beuna Carlson

Farm Girl