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1) Bear bottom
Author
Series
FunJungle volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
While visiting a ranch near Yellowstone National Park with his parents, Summer, and her parents, Teddy Fitzroy investigates the disappearances of bison and an irreplaceable necklace.
2) Hang tough
Author
Series
Blacktop cowboys volume 8
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"In the new Blacktop Cowboys novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wrapped and Strapped, one woman learns that when it comes to cowboys, looks can be deceiving... When Tobin Hale stepped in to stop Garnet Evans's son from railroading her out of her own home, he knew moving in with his favorite Mud Lily could be seen as strange. But nothing prepared him for the arrival of Garnet's fiery, beautiful granddaughter, Jade--or her assumption...
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Series
Border trilogy (Cormac McCarthy) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this final volume of The Border Trilogy, two men marked by the boyhood adventures of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing now stand together, in the still point between their vivid pasts and uncertain futures, to confront a country changing or already changed beyond recognition.
In the fall of 1952, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham—nine years apart in age, yet with a kinship greater than perhaps they know—are cowboys on a...
In the fall of 1952, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham—nine years apart in age, yet with a kinship greater than perhaps they know—are cowboys on a...
Author
Series
Wyoming men volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wolf Patterson and Sara Brandon are archenemies from ages ago, but mischievous fate has brought the tall rancher with the pale blue eyes together with the dark-haired beauty{u2014}on nearby Wyoming and Texas ranches. At first, sparks fly, but despite Wolf's misguided notions about the spirited Sara and her indignance over the assorted injustices he has thrown her way, a truce{u2014}of sorts{u2014}forms. Suddenly Sara notices Wolf's face, while not...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This cookbook will feature 75 recipes for the hearty, ranch-style meals Mary cooks for her family at home. This is a meat-centric cookbook with recipes for the kind of satisfying, comfort food that is popular in middle America, the South, and Southwest"--
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Dr. Amelia Crockett's life was going exactly the way she had always planned - until one day it wasn't. When Mia's career plans are shattered, the always-in-control surgeon has no choice but to head home to Paradise Ranch and her five younger sisters, cowboy boots in tow, to figure out how to get her life back on track. The appearance of a frustrating, but oh-so-sexy, former soldier, however, turns into exactly the kind of distraction she can't afford....
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Series
Language
English
Description
The search for her birth mother brought Cora Kelly to the New Horizons Boys Ranch. Getting a job there was easy enough, but confiding in Aiyana, the ranch's owner, that she's really her daughter? Cora's not sure she can do that, not unless she's confident the news will be welcomed. And once she gets to know Elijah Turner, Aiyana's adopted son and ranch manager, that decision becomes even more difficult.
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English
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"Tucker Cahill disappeared from Gilt Edge, Montana, hoping to escape a secret that has haunted him for nineteen years. Then, when a young woman's remains are found in the creek near his family's ranch, he has no choice but to face his demons. The truth that sent him running years ago could take away his freedom now. Kate Rothschild came to town looking for vengeance--and Tucker Cahill. What she finds is a tortured and irresistible man who's more than...
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Language
English
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Chase Morgan high-tailed it away from ranching life as soon as possible. But running a successful technology company can't erase the memories, or secrets, of his youth. Coming home to help his Grandma Ruth may finally put some ghosts to rest, if he can just get a certain smart, beautiful houseguest out of his business. But getting her out of his head is proving even more difficult. Determined to save the Morgan ranch, historian January Mitchell has...
Author
Series
Big sky romances volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Only one pair of boots--and the cowboy wearing them--can get Annie out of the mess she's in. Annie Wilkerson is Moose Creek's premiere horse trainer and equine columnist for Montana Living. Money is tight as she tries to put her kid-sister through college and provide for her young nephew. When Annie's column is cancelled, she's given first shot at a new lovelorn column--and she can't afford to turn it down. Only problem is . . . Annie's never been...
14) The home ranch
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw...
Author
Series
Silver Springs (Brenda Novak) volume 4
Publisher
MIRA Books
Language
English
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Description
"Savanna Gray needs a do-over. Her "perfect" life unraveled when, to her absolute shock, her husband was arrested for attacking three women. With her divorce settled, she takes her two children home to Silver Springs to seek refuge between the walls of the farmhouse where she was born. It needs a little TLC, but she's eager to take control of something. Gavin Turner understands the struggle of starting over. Abandoned at a gas station when he was...
16) Texas true
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Series
Language
English
Description
The cowboy who claimed her heart before taking off on a tour of duty planned never to return. But Beau Tyler is back, and Natalie Haskell feels defenseless against the powerful pull of the brawny soldier. Especially when she finds herself suddenly widowed and needing the shelter of his strong arms.
17) Sunrise Canyon
Author
Series
New Americana volume 1
Language
English
Description
Before he left for Afghanistan, Jake O'Reilly had everything--a beautiful wife, a baby on the way, a wonderful life. Three years later, his wife is dead and he is so haunted by his memories of war that he can't bring himself to go home. But when his wife's grandfather tracks him down and persuades him to come work on his ranch, where Jake's daughter is living, he agrees--even though he is reluctant to expose his little girl to the man he's become....
Author
Series
Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 6
Publisher
Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When he expands the family ranch in the lawless Arizona Territory, Chet Byrnes, in addition to keeping his empire safe from outlaws and Mexican ex-military men, is caught in the middle of an all-out shooting war to the death.
19) The red pony
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The classic story of a boy's journey to manhood under the joys and hardships of ranch life, focused around the life and death of his red pony.
20) Little Ree
Author
Series
Little Ree volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Little Ree trades in her city days for a country way of life when she moves with her family to her grandparents' ranch. She's excited to ride horses, swim in the pond, and help Grandma cook for everyone. But on her first day, she finds that living on a ranch can be tough. She has to get up at the crack of dawn, learn to herd cows, and make sure her horse, Pepper, doesn't eat everything in sight. And that's all before breakfast! Will she ever get...
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