Washoe County Library System

A timeless celebration of generations of family life features a little boy who helps during the construction of a red barn, which becomes a symbol of ancestry, community and peace for more than a century.

From the beginning when Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother, to the time in the city during the drought, and further adventures of life on the prairie. Includes an interview with the author.

In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during ablizzard.

Eleven-year-old aspiring writer Louisa considers traveling the world with her globetrotting parents, but friendship with George helps her to see her grandparents' farm on Deer Island in a new light.

Arriving on the American prairie in the hope of making a new home, Nora, a little girl from Russia, struggles with loneliness until Papa brings her a dozen chicks and two geese who follow Nora everywhere she goes.

Eight-year-old Cassie Witting is upset when she finds out that her mother, Sarah, is expecting a baby, but writing in the journal that belonged to her brother Caleb helps her sort out her feelings and understand that Sarah will always love her.

A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.