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1) Skylark
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When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.
2) Droughts
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"A brief introduction to droughts, including what they are, what they impact, and types of droughts"--Provided by publisher.
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"From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone, comes an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens...
5) Skylark
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Jacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay, and what will happen to Jacob if she and the children have to leave the farm.
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"In the Pennywort [farm], there is a garden of edible flowers, a garden meant for touching, and one in which the flowers only bloom at night ... Since her mother's death 5 years ago, Olivia has been carrying on her legacy, caring for Pennywort Gardens and running an informal program that provides safe haven to women in exchange for their help with the lush gardens. The townspeople hate having what they call a 'halfway house' around, and Olivia's neighbors...
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As they prepare to make the traditional, pillowy bread called sopaipilla, Cristina's grandmother tells about the time her great-grandfather, aided by a scarecrow, brought an end to a drought and, in the process, helped make the first sopaipilla.
Mientras se preparan para hacer el pan esponjoso tradicional que se llama sopaipilla, la abuela de Cristina le cuenta del tiempo en que su bisabuelo, con la ayuda de un espantapájaros, puso fin a una sequía,...
10) The farmer
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Paul works hard on his farm while those in the village are resting, but when drought comes, friends unexpectedly arrive to lend a hand.
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"When a beautiful young firl with long hair finds a secret spring and a magical radish, she thiks she may just have discovered the solution to the drought that's plaguing the village where she lives with her family. However, the wicked mountain monster is determined to stop her. When he warns her to stay away from the spring and keep the secret, Long Hair is so worried and afraid that her hair turns white. She decides to tell villagers about the spring...
14) The dry
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For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies....
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A pictorial directory on great dust storms during the depression accompanied by substantial commentary which explains the harsh struggles of the people who migrated across the Great Plains. Also contains information on President Hoover, Native American tribes, dust pneumonia, and the Civilian Conservation Corp as well as farming and the ecosystem.
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