Garth Williams
2) Farmer boy
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State at the end of the nineteenth century. He raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.