Tom McNeal

Debut novel reviewed as “remarkable, vivid, alive”

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

At the age of 17, Randall Hunsacker shoots his mother's boyfriend, steals a car and comes close to killing himself. His second chance lies in a small Nebraska farm town, where the landmarks include McKibben's Mobil Station, Frmka's Superette, and a sign that says The Wages of Sin is Hell. This is Goodnight, a place so ingrown and provincial that Randall calls it "Sludgeville"-until he starts thinking of it as home.

In this pitch-perfect novel, Tom McNeal explores the currents of hope, passion, and cruelty beneath the surface of the American heartland. Innbsp;nbsp;Randall, McNeal creates an outcast whose redemption lies in Goodnight, a strange, small, but ultimately embracing community where Randall will inspire fear and adulation, win the love of a beautiful girl and nearly throw it all away.

Goodnight, Nebraska

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Tennessee

*MAGAZINE*

National Geographic 

In The heartland Hoganson drills deep into the center of the country, only to find a global story in the resulting core sample. Deftly navigating the disconnect between history and myth, she tracks both the backstory of this region and the evolution of the idea of an unalloyed heart at the center of the land. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

The heartland - An American History 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

America’s Plains and Prairies

Heartland of a Continent 

Davis Bunn

Pennsylvania

The scriptwriter has a case of writer's block, so the television series "Heartland" is in danger of being cancelled until a mysterious man appears who may be the hero or have other motives.

Heartland

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April Smith

Withdrawn library book. Proceeds will go to donate books to son’s elementary school. Thank you! 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maine

A Novel

Calvin Kusek, a WWII pilot and attorney, and his wife, Betsy, escape the 1950s conformity of New York City to relocate to a close-knit town in South Dakota. They settle on a ranch and Betsy becomes a visiting nurse, befriending a quirky assortment of rural characters. Their children, Jo and her brother Lance, grow up caring for animals and riding rodeo. Life isn't easy, but it is full and rewarding. When a seat in the State Assembly becomes available, Cal jumps at the chance to repay the community and serves three popular terms. Things change when Cal runs for the U.S. Senate. The FBI investigates Betsy, and a youthful dalliance with the Communist Party surfaces to haunt the Kuseks. Mass hysteria takes over, inflamed by Cal's political enemies. Driven by fear and hate, their neighbors turn, condemning them as enemies and spies. The American Dream falls apart overnight as the Kuseks try to protect their children from the nightmare that follows. The family is vindicated in a successful libel lawsuit, but the story doesn't end there- years later, Lance Kusek and his wife and son are brutally attacked, and the mystery then unfolds as to who committed this coldblooded murder, and are they related to the stunning events of decades earlier?

Home Sweet Home

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Eve Bunting

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New York

Eager to start a new life in a new land, Zoe and her family journey west to the Nebraska Territory in the 1800s.

When Zoe and her family arrive at their claim, nothing distinguishes it from the miles and miles of surrounding prairie. Even after they build their soddie, the home can't be seen from any distance.

Zoe has never seen Papa so happy or Mama so sad. But when she takes a trip to the small prairie town with Papa, Zoe sees something that might make a difference to their new soddie, and to Mama's life, too.

"Bunting tells an poignant story, which is made even more affecting by its lovely illustrations." --School Library Journal (starred review)

Dandelions

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Illinois

The Pirate’s Son

Delaware

Book Three : The Danger 

Dive 

Sara Paretsky

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The pious late-twentieth-century descendants of anti-slavery emigrants worry about maintaining religious superiority over a rival family while launching an active harassment campaign against a Wiccan newcomer, an effort that is challenged by a young man's military service and the birth of a promising cow. Reprint.

Bleeding Kansas

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#hardcover #cookbook #cooking #recipes #comfortfood #americana #midwest #heartland #likemomusedtomake

This book is in very good condition, no breaks to the spine or binding. Pages are clean and unmarked. There is a little scuffing and light pitting on the back cover (no dust jacket). 240pp, printed in 2012.

Minnesota

Compiled by the editors of Midwest Living magazine, this contains more than 275 favorite recipes for every occasion-from special breakfasts and brunches to simple dinners and sumptuous desserts, all with the distinct flavor of the Heartland.

Midwest Living Best Recipes Collection

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#paperback #heartland #scholastic #horses #cheap No marks or highlights. 

Georgia

The Fire Pony

Connecticut

Spirit

Lauren Brooke

North Carolina

When Amy finds out her sister, Lou, is trying to get in touch with their estranged father, she doesn¹t know what to do. She isn¹t willing to let her father into her life again. Forcing herself to forget about it, Amy focuses her attention on the new horse, Melody. But when complications develop with Melody¹s unborn foal, it takes nothing short of a miracle to help Amy realize that life is not about the pain you¹ve felt in the past, but the hope you hold for the future.

Come What May

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Utah

Into the Land of Unicorns 

***like new except for age discoloration inside front cover (see picture) 

*****
Charlotte Parkhurst is raised in an orphanage for boys, which suits her just fine. She doesn’t like playing with dolls, she can hold her own in a fight, and she loves to work in the stables. Charlotte has a way with horses and wants to spend her life training and riding them on a ranch of her own.

The problem is, as a girl in the mid-1800s, Charlotte is expected to live a much different life – one without freedom. But Charlotte is smart and determined, and she figures out a way to live her dreams with a plan so clever and so secret – almost no one figures it out.


Riding Freedom 

Unread copy. Ready to be read. Clean and unmarked pages. 

Book 3: Escape

Island

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Lenny Russo

Nevada

Farm-Forward Dishes from the Great Midwest

"If Lenny Russo didn't exist, we'd have to invent him...." - Lynne Rossetto Kasper



Heartland is the story of an exceptional American restaurant and the passionate, politically active chef behind it. Inspired by the undersung bounty of the Great Midwest, Chef Lenny Russo celebrates family farms, native ingredients, and local culinary traditions page after page--just as he does at his signature restaurant. The 100 beautiful, earthy recipes are drawn from the lakes, fields, farms, and orchards of Russo's adopted homeland. They include Midwestern Cassoulet, Sweet Corn-Black Barley Cakes, Chocolate-Sorghum Custard Tart, Freshwater Bouillabaisse, Wild Rice Salad with Baby Kale and Blue Cheese, Fennel-Cured Whitefish with Danish Brown Bread Salad, and dozens more.



Heartland features photography by Tom Thulen and fine art by the Ojibwe mid-century artist George Morrison. 

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Washington

The Wind in th Willows

A Flip book

Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa

Class President

Kansas

And the big, bad battle of the bionic booger boy Part 2: The revenge of the Ridiculous Robo Boogers

Captain Underpants

Kathryn Cristaldi

Cute little bedtime story for children. Missing the outer jacket.

I will love you till the cows come home from a trip to Mars through skies unknown in a rocket ship made of glass and stone. I will love you till the cows come home. Love knows no bounds in this lyrical, gentle lullaby, a tender tribute to the depths of family love. Filled with warm, funny art, I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home is a perfect read-aloud for curling up with your little one at the end of the day . . . or anytime you want to express just how much you love them.

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