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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the internationally bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, a heartfelt coming-of-age story that Karen Joy Fowler calls "a timeless classic book you will read and reread." Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard is fiercely in love with her family's sprawling apple orchard and the tangled web of family members who inhabit it. Content to spend her days planning capers with her brother William, competing with her brainy cousin Amanda,...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Humans have always had a special appreciation for fruit that grows on trees. Could it be because orchard fruits grow closer to heaven than other plant products do as some poets have suggested? Or could it be because the places where these fruits grow are alive with light and shadow and redolent of sweet scents, offering us sanctuaries where we can retreat from the cares of daily life? Where did the fruits we grow in orchards come from and how did...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Embarking on a field trip to an apple-picking farm, Nancy enjoys the fancy autumn colors she observes in the orchard and resolves to find a perfect Gala apple for her father but fears the fruit of her choice is too far out of reach.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the turn of the 20th century in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a gentle solitary orchardist, Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots. Then two feral, pregnant girls and armed gunmen set Talmadge on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect but to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.
Author
Publisher
Winslow Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Members of the Rabbit family visit an apple orchard, where they have fun picking apples and discovering their many uses. Includes a recipe for applesauce, directions for a craft activity, and sayings about apples.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When one of the chefs who planned on opening a new restaurant in Granford that would use locally-grown foods is murdered, orchard-owner Meg Corey steps in to investigate and digs up some secrets that place her own life in danger.
10) Hidden places
Author
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Beaming Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of Thanksgiving in the Woods and A Simple Christmas on the Farm comes another fall holiday story. The apples are ready for harvest and Halloween is here! What better way to celebrate than by donning homemade costumes and going to the local apple orchard? In this charming story, a boy and his family enjoy everything the orchard has to offer, including searching for scarecrows, getting lost in a corn maze, and going on a hayride. Phyllis...
12) Bitter harvest
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Now that Meg Corey's apples have been harvested and sold, she's enjoying some free time. But when the small but annoying mishaps plaguing her start turning sinister, Meg begins to worry that her first harvest may be her last.
13) Loyalty
Author
Language
English
Description
"An emotional, action-packed epic of love and justice, set during the rise of the Mafia in Sicily"--
"Loyalty can save a soul -- or destroy one. Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome laborer toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning a lemon grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy, Franco makes a decision that will change his life -- and the history of Sicily.. Gaetano...
14) Pulp friction
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to Winnie's new cider shop, Smythe Orchards is out of the red and folks can get their fix of the produce and other delectable products they love all year round. The locals are even booking the shop for events, including a June wedding! Winnie couldn't be happier to see the barn filled to the rafters for the big bash--until her doting ex, Hank, is caught in a heated argument with the groom. Winnie plans to scold Hank after the party, but spots...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's fall, and it's time to visit the apple orchard! Take a close look at apple trees, learn how to pick apples, and have some fun pressing apples too. Through playful text and beautiful images, kids will experience what it's like to visit an apple orchard"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Applejack starts a diary to record all her hard work bucking fields at Sweet Apple Acres. As the days pass, Applejack's journal entries start to read like lists of complaints as she writes honestly about whatever is bothering her. But when the book falls into the wrong hooves, Applejack finds herself in a real pickle!"--
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 67
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Alden children visit a family friend at his apple orchard which is rumored to be haunted, but instead of a ghost they find that some of the families' valuable antiques are being stolen.
Author
Series
Amish vines and orchards volume 4
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rhoda Byler feels a newfound confidence living in the Old Order Amish settlement she helped establish in Orchard Bend, Maine. She is happy to be working alongside the King family and the love of her life as they tend and nurture the settlement's orchard. When Leah King's involvement with Englischer Landon Olson becomes known outside of the Maine community, her disregard of the Ordnung could threaten all the Orchard Bend Amish are building. In the...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Sophie turns six, she is eager to make an apple pie from trees planted at her birth, but first she must tend the trees, wait patiently, and learn to bake. Includes facts about the orchard on which the story is based, descriptions of tools Sophie uses, and a recipe.
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