Mrs. Strange was thrust, unprepared, into hard farm life on a Canadian ranch, with a background of London, gentle upbringing, a bit of the rough with the smooth in her war experiences, but with no training for hard labor and domestic...
Farm life
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Author:Strange, KathleenSummary: - Author:Kay, JackieSummary:
Kay puts forth a collection of stories that plumb the depths of what it means to love--the vulnerability, the tenderness, and the elusive search that is both chaotic and wondrous.
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award, and a Horn Book Fanfare Selection. Old Mickey is one hundred and twelve years old. He can't remember what he ate for lunch today, but he can remember every detail of...
- Author:Scoones, AnnySummary:
"Her book is a gift to all of us."— Patrick Lane, author of There is a Season. Following the lead of her earlier bestselling books, Anny Scoones once again charms and inspires readers with her insights and observations. Using her...
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Author:Brett, BrianSummary:An irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of the affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming. Beginning naked in darkness, Brian Brett moves from the tending of...
- Author:Lottridge, CeliaSummary:
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People It is 1915, and Sam Ferrier and his father arrive by train in Curlew, Alberta, to build a new home...
- Author:PRICE, ColinSummary:
She came with courage and determination. This is the story of a young girl who came to the Avon Valley in Western Australia to be married at the end of the nineteenth century. Life was not easy, but she was supported by her neighbours...
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Author:Rawlings, Marjorie KinnanSummary:A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
- Author:Adams, Robert J.Summary:
The Stump Farm, by Robert J. Adams, follows the trials of Bobby during the time Canada brought its soldiers back from the Second World War. The hardships of the time go unnoticed by a young boy more concerned with genuine moose hide...
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Author:Smith, Jennifer E.Summary:Twelve-year-olds Ruby and Simon have been growing apart since their parents moved them to a Wisconsin farm, but weird weather events that seem tied to Simon's emotions bring a stranger into their lives who introduces them to the...
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Author:Steinbeck, JohnSummary:The insensitivity between neighbors leads to the gradual disintegration of a small California farm community.
- Author:Drinkwater, CarolSummary:
Drinkwater takes listeners on a magical journey through the Mediterranean basin--across France, Morocco, Algeria, and Sicily--to explore the origins and splendor of the olive tree and the wonders it has produced throughout history.
- Author:SCHAEFER, JackSummary:
After his parents died, young Ben Hammon came to western Colorado where his uncle Scott was a small-town lawman. Ben had much to learn, especially about the Kean family. A classic short novel and six great tales of the Old West from the...
- Author:Lye, Harriet AlidaSummary:
Vintage Margaret Atwood meets Patricia Highsmith in this slyly seductive debut set on an eerily beautiful farm teeming with secrets. The drought has discontented the bees. Soil dries into sand; honeycomb stiffens into wax. But Cynthia...
- Author:Buck, Pearl S.Summary:
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of China, farmer Wang Lung glories in the soil he works. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers--but they will soon meet their downfall.
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Author:Sherman, GiselaSummary:Six girls just out of high school live together during the summer of 1943 on a farm as part of the Farm Services - doing the work of the men who are off fighting the war in Europe. We follow the stories of Helene, who sends her wages...
- Author:Macdonald, Betty BardSummary:
The Egg and I took first America by storm in 1945, selling over 1,000,000 within ten months of it's original publication. Betty MacDonald's first book about her adventures as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic...
- Author:Porter, PamelaSummary:
It is 1965, and twelve-year-old Emaline lives on a wheat farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her family has fallen apart. When her beloved dog, Prince, chased a hare into the path of the tractor, she chased after him, and her dad...
- Author:Katz, Jon.Summary:
Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals. Although he features his ever-faithful border collie Rose, Katz also includes revealing observations about Mother the murderous barn cat, Elvis the doughnut-loving steer, and...
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Author:Sutton, KelseySummary:I can’t feel sadness, anger, or fear. I can’t feel anything. I’ve grown talented at pretending. Elizabeth Caldwell doesn’t feel emotions... she sees them in human form. Longing hovers around the shy, adoring boy at school. Courage...
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