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61) Counting sheep
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."
62) The big question
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Hank the Cowdog volume 60
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
It's the day before Christmas, and Loper and Sally May have left Slim to manage the ranch while they go off to visit relatives for the holidays. But, a storm blows in and the electric fence separating a herd of steers from the highway shorts out. Now it's up to Slim, Viola and the ranch's Security Division to jump into action!
65) Blue skies
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
France sends the Merci Train to the United States to thank America for helping France during and after WWII, and one of the train stops will be the small town of Gladiola, Texas, where ten-year-old Glory Bea hopes for the greatest miracle--that her missing-in-action father will be on the train.
66) What she missed
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Ebony is devastated when her family moves from Houston to her grandmother's house in the country, but in her new small Texas town, she pushes her boundaries until she realizes she may have gone too far.
67) Northranger
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 59
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Hank finds himself in competition with a new dog, Happy, who seems perfect until it is discovered that he will eat anything.
69) Dumplin'
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
70) Skunked!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it. Stinky, as Travis names him, settles in pretty well. But when Travis discovers Stinky's litter-mate, Winky, who is in need of some help, things get complicated around the Tate house"--
71) Can't look away
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Torrey Grey's YouTube videos on fashion and beauty for teenagers were famous, but when her younger sister is killed by a drunk driver during a filming her world falls apart--cyber bullies are attacking her, her father moves them to Texas, and she does not know who to trust at her new school or whether her cousin is really a friend.
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Series
Hank the Cowdog volume 55
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"My mind was racing. 'Okay, here's the plan. We'll pull all our troops back to the porch and set up a line of defense. If he leaves, we won't bark. If he tries to enter the house, we'll hit him with everything we've got. What do you think?' Zoom! Drover was already streaking toward the porch like a little comet, leaving me out in front of the house without reserves. I wheeled around, hit Turbo Four, and made a dash for the porch. When I got there,...
73) Echoes of Grace
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
On the Texas-Mexico border, eighteen-year-old Grace's relationship with her older sister Mercy is fractured when Mercy's two-year-old son dies in an accident, bringing to the surface old family traumas and literal ghosts as the family struggles to heal.
74) West of the sea
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When her mom disappears from their small Texas town, paleontology-loving Haven is determined to find her. But as she uncovers truths about her mom's identity, Haven also uncovers a monstrous family secret. Her mom can take the shape of a human and, in the right environment, also turn into an amphibious creature known as a kitskara. And now that she's growing up, Haven is discovering she has this ability, too. This newfound identity is her only clue...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 56
Language
English
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Description
When Hank the Cowdog hears reports that coyotes are planning to go after the chickens, he manages to resist the temptation to join them and instead thwarts their attack, earning Sally May's forgiveness, and persuading Loper to stop feeding him Cheapo brand dog food.
76) Devils unto dust
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A horrifying sickness has spread across the West Texas desert. Infected people-shakes-attack the living, and the surviving towns are only as safe as their perimeter walls are strong. The state is all but quarantined from the rest of the country. Glory, Texas, is a near ghost town. Still, seventeen-year-old Willie has managed to keep her siblings safe, even after the sickness took their mother. But then her good-for-nothing father steals a fortune...
77) Butterfly yellow
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms-and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey from Việt Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn't know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city...
80) Valentine queen
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Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kylie Jean's grandparents fiftieth wedding anniversary is on Valentine's Day, and the whole family is planning a surprise party--but Kylie also wants her class to spread valentine cheer to Oak Manor, the local assisted living facility.
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