Kiowa County Public Library District

Thirteen-year-old fraternal twins Dallas and Florida have grown up in a terrible orphanage but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them each on an adventure, beginning in an almost magical place called Ruby Holler.

"Two children notice all the beautiful colors that surround them on a rainy summer day out in the country"--

Timid and small for her age, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont.

When Genie and his older brother spend their summer in the country with their grandparents, he learns a secret about his grandfather and what it means to be brave.

When a country doll is left outside for the winter, she must depend on her own resources to survive.

Little Ree leaves her home in the city to move to her grandparents' ranch, where she learns to ride horses, swim in the pond and help her grandmother in the kitchen. Includes special pancake recipe.

WhenChester asks his mother about the tiny lights he sees in the tall grass one summer, she teaches him the firefly song, which he keeps singing even in the fall.

Marly had been waiting a long time for this special momwnt. She sat alone in the car and stared at the lonely countryside and the small dilapidated house. It had to be the right place. All outdoors. With miracles. Not crowded and people being cross and mean. Daddy not tired all the time. Mothernot worried. She whispered, "Please let there be miracles."

Clifford runs off during Emily Elizabeth's dad's party to see his own dad, who teaches him about dog things such as fetching and digging and gets some help from Clifford when he needs it.

As a young man listens to his grandfather's stories, he learns to respect his elders and live his life to the fullest.