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Marilla of Green Gables : a novel / by McCoy, Sarah,1980-author.; prequel to:Montgomery, L. M.(Lucy Maud),1874-1942.Anne of Green Gables.;
"A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables ... before Anne. Plucky and ambitious, Marilla Cuthbert is thirteen years old when her world is turned upside down, leaving her to bear the responsibilities of a farm wife: cooking, sewing, keeping house, and overseeing the day-to-day life of Green Gables with her brother, Matthew and father, Hugh. In Avonlea, life holds few options for farm girls. Marilla's one connection to the wider world is Aunt Elizabeth "Izzy" Johnson, her mother's sister, who fled Avonlea to the bustling city of St. Catharines. An opinionated spinster, Aunt Izzy is a talented seamstress, which has allowed her to build a thriving business and make her own way in the world. Emboldened by her aunt, Marilla dares to venture beyond the safety of Green Gables. With her friend Rachel, she joins the local Ladies Aid Society in helping an orphanage run by the Sisters of Charity in nearby Nova Scotia -- a home for abandoned children that secretly serves as a way station for runaway slaves from America. Her budding romance with John Blythe, the charming son of a neighbor, offers her a possibility of future happiness -- but Marilla is in no rush to trade one farm life for another. Instead she is caught up in the dangerous work of politics and abolition -- jeopardizing all she cherishes. Now Marilla must face a reckoning between her dreams of making a difference in the wider world and the small-town reality of life at Green Gables."--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Farm life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tractor Mac saves Christmas / by Steers, Billy.;
When a blizzard strikes town and it looks like the tree-lighting ceremony has to be cancelled this year, Tractor Mac knows just the way to save Christmas.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Tractor Mac (Fictitious character); Tractors; Snow removal; Farm life;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The borrowed hills : a novel / by Preston, Scott,1991-author.;
"A stunning debut novel set in the rugged, rural landscape of northwest England where two sheep farmers lose their flocks and decide to reverse their fortunes by stealing sheep from a rich farm in the south-for fans of Annie Proulx and Cormac McCarthy. In early 2001, a lethal disease breaks out on the hill farms of northern England, emptying the valleys of sheep and filling the skies with smoke as they burn the carcasses. Two neighboring shepherds lose everything and set their sights on a wealthy farm in the south with its flock of prizewinning animals. So begins the dark tale of Steve Elliman and William Herne. As their sheep rustling leads to more and more difficult decisions, the struggles of the land are never far away. Steve's only distraction is his growing fascination with William's enigmatic and independent wife, Helen. When their mountain home comes under the sway of a lawless outsider, Colin Tinley, it is left to Steve to save himself and Helen in a savage conflict that threatens the ancient ways of the Lakeland fells. Told in the hardscrabble voice of a forgotten England, Scott Preston creates an uncompromising vision of farmers lost in brutal devotion to their flocks, the aching love affairs that men and women use to sustain themselves, and the painful consequences of a breathtaking heist gone bad. The Borrowed Hills is a thrilling adventure that reimagines the American Western for Britain's moors and mountains where survival is in the blood"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Farm life; Man-woman relationships; Sheep ranchers; Sheep stealing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Up we grow! : a year in the life of a small, local farm / by Hodge, Deborah.; Harris, Brian,1951-;
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Subjects: Farms, Small; Farm life; Sustainable agriculture; Organic farming;
© c2010., Kids Can Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Little tractor wants to fly / by Quintart, Natalie.; Goossens, Philippe.; Clavis Publishing.;
"Little Tractor wants to be able to fly--just like Gaston the airplane--but he doesn't have wings. Even when he makes a pair, he still can't do it. Angry, Little Tractor refuses to bring hay to the sheep. Can his friends prove to him that he's special, too?"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Tractors; Farm life; Domestic animals; Emotions; Self-esteem;
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Wingfield's world / by Needles, Dan.;
Walt Wingfield is a Bay Street stockbroker who quits his job and buys a hundred-acre farm in Persephone Township, Ontario. In a series of letters to the editor of the local newspaper, Walt chronicles his modest successes and spectacular defeats in an age when farming has become difficult for farmers old and new.LSC
Subjects: Epistolary fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Wingfield, Walt (Fictitious character); Farmers; Farm life; Letters to the editor;
© 2011., Vintage Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An Otis Christmas / by Long, Loren.;
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Subjects: Christmas stories.; Otis (Fictitious character); Tractors; Animals; Farm life; Christmas;
© c2013., Penguin Group,
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Hope on the plains / by Byler, Linda,author.;
Hannah, a feisty young Amish woman, lives on her family's farm in North Dakota. After moving halfway across the country and struggling to land on their feet, Hannah's family is finally feeling settled. The cattle business is doing well, and other Amish families have moved into the area. Feeling betrayed by Clay Jenkins and unimpressed with her own father, Hannah is hesitant to trust the men around her. Jerry Riehl, intrigued by her intelligence and strong will, will try anything to earn Hannah's respect. Just as the local Amish community begins to thrive, a terrible drought befalls the plains. Hannah's family tries to remain hopeful, but the continuing drought and a windmill fire devastate their business and the community. Running out of options, the Amish families decide to move back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hannah is faced with difficult decisions: Should she stay in North Dakota or follow the others to Lancaster? Does Jerry deserve her trust?
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Droughts; Amish; Farm life; Christian life; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Let me be the one / by Foster, Lori,1958-author.;
When Callie McCallahan left Hoker, Kentucky, she thought it was for good. Her parents moved the family away to pursue financial success. Since then, she's had some bumps in the road, most recently the humiliation of a failed engagement. When she inherits her uncle's farm in her old neighborhood, it's the perfect do-over. With her social media skills, she'll attract a whole new following and restart her career. The only thing is ... she knows nothing about farming. For Tanner Patrick, Callie was the one who got away. He crushed on her in high school, but she barely knew he existed. Ten years later, she's back--and now she lives next door. Tanner keeps his head down and focuses on his family's tree farm. But when he sees that Callie is in way over her head and looking pretty down-to-earth and happy--Tanner finds her impossible to ignore. When Callie stumbles through the woods and encounters her sexy chain-saw-wielding neighbor, Callie definitely notices Tanner. Could this be the do-over each of them didn't know they needed?
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Farm life; Homecoming; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships; Neighbors;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Broken country : a novel / by Hall, Clare Leslie,author.;
When her brother-in-law's actions reconnect her with a former love, Gabriel, whose son eerily resembles her deceased child, Beth's carefully constructed life unravels as past secrets and jealousies resurface, leading to deadly consequences and a difficult choice.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Adultery; Country life; Farm life; First loves; Homecoming; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Sons;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 4
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