new york (state)

Almanzo Wilder has many homey adventures as a young boy growing up on a farm in New York State in the 1860s, and comes to the momentous decision that farming is the life he wants for his future.

When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action during World War II, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes.

Presents the history, resources, famous citizens, and points of interest in the Empire State.

Eva Khatchadourian has been living a life plagued by guilt and denial since her son opened fire and killed seven of his classmates two years earlier, and as she tries to come to terms with her son's actions, she examines the parenting choices she made when raising him and wonders where she went wrong.

In 1950s New York, sixteen-year-old Jamie's life is unsettled since her father returned from serving time in prison for refusing to name people as Communists, when her best friend turns to Jamie for help with an unplanned pregnancy.

Explores the links that bind humans to the natural world through the experiences of a trapper and a beekeeper in New York State.

A novel set in a small town in New York centering on the lives of a family that is down on its luck. Onetime high school star athlete Dallas Younger now spends his time gambling and drinking, while his ex-wife Anne battles with her mother over the care of her sick father. Meanwhile, their son, Randall, neglects his school work in the belief that it doesn't pay in his small town.

Organizes the sights, activities, and practical information on New York State geographically by regions and counties.