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by Ann D. Baus
Rex is a city dog who lives at the local animal shelter, The Den. When the Folsom twins, Henry and Harriet, convince their reluctant father to adopt him as their farm watchdog, Rex can’t believe his good fortune! He finally has a family…not to mention new animal friends!
But there’s a problem. Rex keeps finding himself in sticky situations as he adjusts to rural life. From dealing with the ornery goats to facing a grouchy skunk to uncovering suspicious goings-on, Rex has a huge challenge. Just how can he protect the Folsom farm while making sure he never winds up at The Den again?
With its laughable characters and page-turning plot, Watchdog Rex is a fun, light-hearted story reminding us that kindness, especially when combined with loyalty, wins every time.
Rex is ecstatic! He will be going to 4-H dog obedience school as Henry and Harriet's "project"! Not only will he be spending his summer with his twins, but he'll get to compete in the Topah County Fair Dog Show!
Then, he discovers old Man McGruder’s new dog, Ginger, will also be going to 4-H dog obedience school. Rex isn’t too worried until the beautiful and well-mannered Ginger captures the affections of his twins. Suddenly, Rex knows he must do everything he can to win back his favorite-pet status, but he has a problem…just how can he do that when a skinny, Mexican Street Dog and a pesky little raccoon keep complicating everything?
With the addition of interesting characters and fun dialog, Show Dog Rex not only continues the light-hearted story of Watchdog Rex but includes the theme of jealousy and the power kindness has over it.
More than anything, Flor Macias wants to be a curandera like her grandma, Abuelita, and heal people with plants and other natural products. So when Abuelita gives Flor a squeaky old pushcart for her twelfth birthday, Flor is sure her gift can only mean one thing…she’ll be helping Abuelita at her new curandera stall in the marketplace.
But Flor soon discovers Abuelita has other plans for her and her little pushcart. Before Abuelita will allow Flor to be her assistant, Flor must first master the art of selling bananas in the marketplace! Although discouraged, Flor soon warms up to the idea, that is until two shady customers arrive at her little pushcart demanding money. Then, Flor really has problems. How will she ever be able to convince Abuelita that she has what it takes to help with the family business?
Funny, suspenseful and delightfully heartwarming, Curandera Girl is a coming-of-age story about making choices and doing the right thing even when the right thing isn’t always pleasant.
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It's 1974, and the last thing eleven year-old Katie Wilkins wants to do during her summer vacation is go to a babysitter while her parents work on their Kansas farm. Not only will she be the laughing stock of the entire sixth grade, but Mr. Schwindt, the 70-something year-old Volga-German husband of her babysitter, is old and creepy. He has a squinty eye, a gimpy leg, and he talks like the Gestapo officer on Hogan's Heroes.
Katie momentarily forgets about her dilemma when she adopts a docile, brown-eyed calf, Angel, to train for the Woodberry County Fair 4-H Bucket Calf Show. But when rich classmate and three-time Bucket Calf Show winner, Marcy Lewis, calls Angel a "sale barn special", Katie sets out to dethrone Marcy and her purebred Angus calf.
Through the guidance of her immigrant babysitters, Katie experience farm life as it was a generation earlier and in the process, discovers what it really means to work hard. She also learns how really hard it can be to grow up, expecially when it involves keeping a secret from someone you love.
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