ranch life

"When a dashing man from Mexico City brings Tia Dolores a ruby ring for Christmas, Josefina notices that things start going wrong and she decides to get to the bottom of the mystery."--Provided by OCLC.

When the cattle trade moved west, herds took over vast expanses of land, discover the cowboys that rode the range and herded cattle along the trails from the southwest to the railheads.

Eleven-year-old Roy lets himself find a loving family and a new home on a horse ranch that he and his older half-brother happen to come upon.

"'Stay out of my life. Or I'll tell.' That was over three years ago. The last time I talked to Amy McNair. One of the prettiest girls in school. She's horse crazy. And an amazing barrel racer. But I'm going to win at the annual rodeo. Beat her. It's all I've got. Even my boyfriend's parents don't accept me. Mainly because of my brothers. They aren't exactly upstanding citizens. People think I'm the same as them. If only they knew"--Back cover.

Michael is spending the summer in Montana working on his uncle's dude ranch. His boredom and hopes for a different life both end with the arrival of Maria, a California girl who is spending time at the ranch with her champion horse, Moonshine. Sparks fly, but secrets come to light as the summer goes on, threatening to end the romance.

Charlie the cattle dog saves the calf Abigail who gets stuck in the mud.

A three-act play based on John Steinbeck's novel about two friends in the Salinas Valley of California who dream of the time they will have enough money to buy their own farm.

"Charlie the basset hound participates in a variety of sports on the ranch"--.