nebraska

Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family.

Looks at the state of Nebraska, discussing its climate, geography, economy, population, and history.

A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with an immigrant Bohemian girl.

Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska, inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend.

A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with an immigrant Bohemian girl.

On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities, booby-traps, and ghoulishly costumed actors. If the group can endure these horrors without shouting the safe word, "reprieve," they'll win a substantial cash prize. But before they can complete the challenge, a man breaks into the cell and kills one of the contestants.

". . . images accompany information about Nebraska. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher.

Presents facts about the state of Nebraska, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

A Midwest family drama series about a talented group of strangers who come together to help Freddy Bland make his first documentary that can raise his awareness. There will be resistance.

"Nine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can't help but worry: Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska have agreed to adopt all four Cooper children, but what if they change their minds? In the meantime, Ethan and his siblings encounter their first dust storm, explore train cars, and watch friend after friend leave with new parents. The children dream that soon they will have a new ma and pa too. Based on the story of a real family, this second book in the historical Beyond the Orphan Train series reminds us that God never leaves us, no matter how far we journey to find home"--Page [4] of cover.