Blue skies by Bustard, Anne 

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

BTSB #: 178321 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


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."

Curious world of Calpurnia Tate by Kelly, Jacqueline 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2015)

BTSB #: 512279 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.9 MG Lexile: 860

Genres: Historical Fiction Family Life

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

Summary: In rural Texas in 1900, when a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, twelve-year-old Callie discovers a life and a vocation she desperately wants. But with societal expectations as they are, she will need all her wits and courage to realize her dreams.

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?

Texas nutcracker by Coleman, Jennifer 

BTSB Prebound(Pelican, 2018)

BTSB #: 230243 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-8   


Genres: Holidays Fairy Tales

Subjects: Fairy tales Soldiers - Fiction Christmas - Fiction Fort Davis (Tex.) - Fiction Texas - History|y1846-1950 - Fiction

Summary: A version of the famous tale reset in Fort Davis, Texas, in 1883, in which young Centennia helps break the spell on her toy soldier nutcracker and watches it change into a handsome prince. Includes facts about Fort Davis.