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Presents an account of the murder of Iowa farmer John Hossack in December 1900, drawing from newspaper accounts, government documents, unpublished memoirs, and the legal record to retrace the subsequent investigation, and the arrest and trial of his wife, Margaret.

"Caitlin Clark holds the NCAA scoring record. Her name, image, and likeness were valued at about $3 million her senior year playing for the University of Iowa. And, she was drafted first in the 2024 WNBA draft. . . . Many people are calling her the greatest of all time in college basketball! This book introduces readers to the basketball phenomenon that is Caitlin Clark, highlighting her early life, her many successes on the court, and challenges she has overcome to get to where she is today"--Provided by publisher.

"Ghost-hunting enthusiast Rebecca Graff isn't happy about being dragged to an Iowa farm to spend the summer with family she barely knows, but when she finds a note stashed in a comic book that belonged to her late father, she must race to uncover a family legacy before it is lost forever--and a tragedy repeats itself"--.

"Ghost-hunting enthusiast Rebecca Graff isn't happy about being dragged to an Iowa farm to spend the summer with family she barely knows, but when she finds a note stashed in a comic book that belonged to her late father, she must race to uncover a family legacy before it is lost forever--and a tragedy repeats itself.".

"The story of a young man from small-town Iowa who decided to take his own life rather than continue his losing battle against the traumatic brain injuries (CTE) he had sustained as a no-holds-barred high school football player, and at the same time a larger story about the hot-button issues that football raises about masculinity and violence, and about what values we want to instill in our kids"--Provided by publisher.

More than anything Ned wants to be a football player, and although his size and a bully stand in the way, Ned's athletic ability along with his eccentric Grandpa Ike may give him his chance.

"The story of a young man from small-town Iowa who decided to take his own life rather than continue his losing battle against the traumatic brain injuries (CTE) he had sustained as a no-holds-barred high school football player, and at the same time a larger story about the hot-button issues that football raises about masculinity and violence, and about what values we want to instill in our kids"--Provided by the publisher.

As sixteen-year-old Ellie pursues her two goals--growing the biggest pumpkin in Iowa and losing twenty pounds herself--she strengthens her relationship with her father and meets a young man with interests similar to her own.

A collection of stories about midwestern farm boys and their experiences.

In the midst of a 1981 meteor shower in Iowa, a homicidal maniac escapes from prison and returns to the farm where his nineteen-year-old son, Ry, must summon three childhood toys--Mr. Furrington, Jesus Christ, and Scowler--to protect himself, his eleven-year-old sister, Sarah, and their mother.