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.

Twelve-year-old Molly's visit to her aunt and uncle's llama ranch in Washington state leads her into unexpected danger when she encounters a ruthless llama thief.

Araceli tells about her home and her family including a sister who is in college, another sister who is deaf, and a brother who helps out with the animals on the farm and describes some of the things that she and her family do. Presented in English and Spanish.

As recently as 1971, wild mustangs were legally hunted on US public land. This finally changed, thanks to one determined woman and help from a brigade of children across the country.

"For Ella, controlling her temper may be her greatest challenge at the ranch, followed closely by making a friend and learning to barrel-race"--.

Wade is staying at his uncle's ranch for the summer, but despite being athletic he has proved hopeless when it comes to riding a horse, much less the other skills demanded in a rodeo--but when Maria, sister of his new friend Javier, breaks her arm, she asks him to keep her horse in training, and Wade is forced to overcome his apprehension and really learn how to ride.

Twelve-year-old Natalie Ramirez tries to train Tango, the newest rescue horse at Second Chance Ranch, to barrel race, while negotiating a tentative friendship with new student Darcy Chang, who is allergic to animals.

Hank the Cowdog almost loses his job as Head of Ranch Security when he develops a case of Eye-Crosserosis.

Sydney Todachine is looking forward to a summer on the beaches of San Diego before starting sixth-grade, but instead she finds herself on her Grandfather's ranch on the Navajo Nation reservation with no wi-fi, and while a couple of the kids are pretty nice, her cousin Hadley is as nasty as ever--but Sydney bonds with a spirited horse called Midnight, and together they start training at night for the upcoming rodeo.

"For Ella, winning has always been the goal, and at Quartz Creek Ranch, she's pretty sure she'll ace horseback riding too. There's just one hitch in her plan: Figure Eight, the beautiful quarter horse she's paired with, won't listen to a word she says.Struggling with Figure Eight could be the motivation Ella needs to control her ego and temper—especially when she's turned on to barrel racing. Figure Eight would be incredible at it, she knows. But quiet, sensitive Jordan is the only one on the ranch with time to teach Ella those high-speed turns. Suddenly Ella faces a new challenge on her road to success: figuring out how to be a good friend.".