Blue skies by Bustard, Anne 

Paperback(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 178321 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.2 MG Lexile: 630

Genres: Historical Fiction Family Life

Subjects: Loss (Psychology) - Fiction Father-daughter relationship - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - History|y1846-1950 - Fiction

Summary: France sends the Merci Train to the United States to thank America for helping France during and after WWII, and one of the train stops will be the small town of Gladiola, Texas, where ten-year-old Glory Bea hopes for the greatest miracle--that her missing-in-action father will be on the train.

Counting sheep [Calpurnia Tate, girl vet Volume: 2]by Kelly, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2017)

BTSB #: 512261 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.2 LG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660

Genres: Chapter Books Historical Fiction Family Life

Subjects: Veterinarians - Fiction Naturalists - Fiction Gender role - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - History|y1846-1950 - Fiction

Summary: [Bk. 2] In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."

Goats for Christmas [Calpurnia Tate, girl vet Volume: 6]by Kelly, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2021)

BTSB #: 512276 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.3 LG

Genres: Historical Fiction Holidays Family Life

Subjects: Christmas - Fiction Plays - Fiction Goats - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - History|y1846-1950 - Fiction

Summary: Callie and Travis need sheep for the town Christmas pageant. Unfortunately, Fentress is low on sheep--but not on goats. When Callie and Travis decide to borrow two goats from their neighbor, they don't know what they're in for. This will be one Christmas pageant Fentress won't forget!

Squirrelly situation [Calpurnia Tate, girl vet Volume: 5]by Kelly, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2019)

BTSB #: 512800 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 4.4 LG RC: 4.3 3-5 Lexile: 700

Genres: Historical Fiction Animals Family Life

Subjects: Squirrels as pets - Fiction Naturalists - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - History|y1846-1950 - Fiction

Summary: When Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel, he brings him home and names him Fluffy. But Mother isn't so sure that Fluffy is such a great family pet--and neither is Thud, the cat. Will Fluffy be able to steer clear of these two and find a home in the Tate household?