Candice F Ransom
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Ten-year-old Orry Jenkins is sick and tired of the dust. The year is 1935 and Kansas hasn't gotten enough rain in years. Instead of rainstorms, they get dust storms. One day, Orry and his little stepsister go outside to play. They're far from home when a huge dust storm comes up. Stranded alone on the plains, the children must find a way to survive the terrible black blizzard.
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After eleven-year-old Jane-Ery loses her father in a sawmill accident, Grandpap comes down from Salter's Mountain to live with her and her mother. To Jane-Ery's surprise, Grandpap's funny ways and strange stories bring her a comfort she never expected. He tells her about Day's Bottom, a place of light and wonderment" that has anything a body could ever want." Jane-Ery wonders: Could she find Daddy there? So begins her search for a new kind of understanding...
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It's the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn't let him do anything by himself. When a storm comes up, he rushes to the beach to take a closer look. But this is no ordinary storm-it's an enormous hurricane headed straight for Galveston. Raging winds and rising floodwaters threaten to destroy the entire town. Can Robert and his aunt survive the...
9) Snow day!
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"After waking up to a snow day, a brother and sister enjoy winter activities with their friends." --
10) Pumpkin day!
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch, where they ride on a cart, see animals, and pick out a pumpkin that is just right for carving." --
11) Beach day!
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Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A family spends a fun day at the beach, collecting shells, building sandcastles, and flying kites.
13) Tractor day
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Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Simple rhyming text describes a child's day spent riding on the tractor with Daddy at their small farm.
14) Garden Day!
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A brother and sister spend a spring day planting a garden.