rural families

John Steinbeck's classic novel about an Oklahoma farm family driven from their home and forced to travel to California during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Kate Morrison, orphaned at the age of seven, grows up seeing her brilliant older brother Matt's failure to further his education as a tragedy, and feeling somewhat guilty about her own accomplishments, and it is not until years later that she finally sees the damage her faulty thinking has caused.

The story of a farm family's Depression-era journey from the Dustbowl of Oklahoma to the California migrant labor camps in search of a better life.

Forced by a storm to spend the night at the home of the somber Heathcliff, Mr. Lockwood uncovers a tale of terror and hatred on the Yorkshire moors.

Mildred Kalish recounts the experiences she had while growing up on her grandparents' farm in Iowa during the Great Depression.

Presents Emily Bronte's classic romantic novel about the tragic love affair between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of his benefactor, and includes over 760 SAT vocabulary words and pronunciation guide.

Depicts the personal struggles of the McCaskill family in 1930s Montana as they face a forest fire, the coming of age of fourteen-year-old Jick, rodeos, and community dances.

A collection of short stories by Jim Heynen.

The tiny town of Three Chimneys, Virginia becomes the focus of media attention when dog trainer Manda Frank gives birth to eleven babies, and the resulting visit by presidential candidate Adams Brooke inspires struggling cheesemaker Margaret Prickett, an avid Brooke supporter, to re-create for him the 1,235-pound of Chelshire made by Thomas Jefferson's fans and transported to Washington in 1801.