ranch life

When Cully the cowboy, a friend and a father figure to Evan, fails to show up at the ranch on an icy Christmas Eve, Evan goes out into the night to find and rescue him.

Suffering in a family full of females, ten-year-old Justin feels that cleaning and keeping house are women's work until he spends time on his beloved grandfather's ranch.

Two drifters, George and Lennie, see their dreams of buying their own farm come to a tragic end when Lennie, a simple-minded man, accidentally commits a crime.

"Sixteen-year-old Cade Mun?oz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret"--Provided by publisher.

When Lenny, a mentally retarded migrant worker, accidentally commits a murder, his friend George must decide what is the right thing to do. There must be justice, but Lenny will not understand what is going on, and must be protected.

Presents stage adaptations of two works by John Steinbeck, featuring "Of Mice and Men," and a lesser known work, "The Moon Is Down," in which a peaceable town is taken over by enemy troops during World War II.

When Sydney Todachine's parents are selected to do research in the Amazon over the summer, Sydney has to spend her break before middle school on her grandfathers ranch. When her secret nighttime horseback riding turns into an opportunity to enter the local rodeo, she's not sure she has what it takes to compete against more experienced riders. But she gives it a shot and surprises herself by doing extremely well. Includes text-related questions, writing prompts, and a glossary.

When thirteen-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's nervous. She moved away two years ago to recover from a bad fall off her beloved mustang, Blackie, and she's still not sure she can get back in the saddle. She's having trouble bonding with her new horse, Ace, the other ranchers treat her like the boss's spoiled daughter, and Blackie has been missing since the day of Sam's fateful accident.

Wade is staying at his uncle's ranch for the summer, but despite being athletic he has proved hopeless when it comes to riding a horse, much less the other skills demanded in a rodeo--but when Maria, sister of his new friend Javier, breaks her arm, she asks him to keep her horse in training, and Wade is forced to overcome his apprehension and really learn how to ride.

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.