Patricia MacLachlan
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"One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home-a place to play with friends and farm animals alike. As seasons passed, the barn weathered many storms. The boy left and returned a young man, to help on the farm and to care for the barn again. The barn has stood for one hundred years, and it will stand for a hundred more: a symbol of peace, stability,...
6) Chicken talk
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"From Newbery Medalist MacLachlan and "New York Times"-bestselling illustrator Krosoczka comes a cheeky and heartwarming picture book about chickens who scratch messages around the farm for their humans to find--resulting in surprise, chaos, and plenty of fun."--Publisher's description.
8) Skylark
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When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.
11) The most fun
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Barkus is back with more fun! He and Baby the kitten star in a parade, visit a farm, and give everyone a surprise! Each season brings new adventures for Barkus the dog, Baby the kitten, and their human family.
12) Dog dreams
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Barkus is a large and very clever dog, and Baby is a cat, and together their adventures make life exciting for seven-year-old Nicky and her family.
17) Three Names
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Great-grandfather reminisces about going to school on the prairie with his dog Three Names.
18) Kindred souls
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Jake's grandfather Billy is eighty-eight and sick. When Billy tells Jake he is going to instruct him on how to build a sod house Jake doesn't know if he wants to do it, but it is the one desire of his grandfather's heart.
19) I didn't do it
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Excited puppies relate such new discoveries as the mailman comes every day and food tastes better eaten off a human's plate.