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1) Little Ree
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Little Ree is excited about her move from the city to a ranch, and even though she finds that life on a ranch can be tough, it also has its good points.
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
202 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When New York City native Becket Branch moves to the country with her family to help run her grandmother's farm and store, she finds that new friends, hostile chickens, sour lemonade and mischief are only the beginnings of her new life.--
4) The moons
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lucy and her mom move from the city to a new home in the country, life is very different. In the city, Lucy had lots of friends; in the country, she is alone--until one day, when a song leads her to an unexpected friendship. Lucy understands that the expression "once in a blue moon" means something rare and precious. And for Lucy, a friend is rare and precious. But she is in luck, because one of the Moons is Blue Moon--and Blue is also looking...
5) Cougar
Author
Publisher
Harper Trophy
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
103 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Starting a new life on a farm in the country, Nickel has to adjust to the attentions of a local bully and the appearances of a ghost horse that was supposed to have died in a fire.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Bear Country! Explore the world of the Berenstain Bears, where Brother, Sister, and Honey visit exhibits, investigate caves, and return to the coziest place in town -- their tree house!" --back cover.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A cat whose kitten days are far behind her says goodbye to her human family, and the animals and places that have made her life special, before leaving this life behind.
10) Spuds
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Maybelle, Jack, and Eddie want to help Ma by putting something extra on the table, so they set out in the dark to take potatoes from a nearby field, but when they arrive home and empty their potato sacks, they are surprised by what they see.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Taken to live with her grandmother in the country, a young city girl finds a way to cope with the change brought about by her parents' separation when an owl, a frog, and a mouse take her on a nighttime tour of her extraordinary new world.
14) Defiance
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
116 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While vacationing in the country, eleven-year-old Toby, a cancer patient, learns some important lessons about living and dying from an elderly poet and her cow.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A punk rock mouse and a country singing mouse are envious of each other's lives, but when they magically switch places they learn things may seem more appealing than they actually are. Includes a classic retelling of the fable, visual questions, and a glossary.
16) Summer color!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country"--
17) As brave as you
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2016].
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires--literally"--
20) The Gray
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's been a tough year for Sasha--he's been bullied at his middle school and his anxiety, which he calls the Gray, is growing. Sasha's dad tells him to "toughen up"--and he does, but with unfortunate, hurtful results. His parents and therapist agree that a summer in the country with his aunt might be the best medicine, but it's the last place he wants to be. He'll be away from his best friend, video games, and stuck in the house that reminds him...