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Seventeen-year-old George Flynn, having just moved to Des Moines, Iowa, with his family in 1993, is rescued from high school obscurity by the Schell sisters, Emily, an aspiring actress and classmate, and her younger sister Katie, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, but tragedy derails the slow-going romance between George and Emily, leaving him to look back as an adult in an effort to understand what went wrong.

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

A photographic introduction to Iowa, discussing the history, geographical features, industries, wildlife, attractions, and other aspects of the Hawkeye State.

Seven-year-old Callie, silent since a violent incident in her home three years earlier, is dragged off into the forest by her drunk, irrational father Griff one morning, and when her friend, Petra, disappears from her home at the same time, things begin to look very dark for Griff.

A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from Iowa's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.

A collection of short stories by Jim Heynen.

Boy-crazy thirteen-year-old Dagmar finally locates potential romance in her quiet Iowa community, only to find herself the special project of a guardian angel with very old-fashioned morals.

Jason Hitt loves to perform bicycle stunts but when one of them goes wrong his mother sends him to live with his father in Iowa. He discovers that his father's son is a motocross rider and when Jason takes his first ride on a motorcycle, his life begins to turn around.

Takes readers on a tour of Iowa, visiting fifteen attractions and describing the state's history, culture, and economy along the way; and includes unique facts, color maps and photos, the state song, and lists of state symbols, famous people, and further resources.