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small-town life

Books about small-town life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Front and center

Front and center

Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Ages 13–18basketballself-discovery

Cover of Little town in a big woods

Little town in a big woods

Marilyn Robinson

Ages 8–12communityhistory

Cover of Rosetown

Rosetown

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 8–12communityfriendship

Cover of Betsy Was a Junior/Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy #7-8)

Betsy Was a Junior/Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy #7-8)

Maud Hart Lovelace

Ages 11–16friendshipfirst love

Cover of Triple trouble

Triple trouble

Jean Thesman

Ages 12–16first lovefamily relationships

Cover of As simple as it seems

As simple as it seems

Sarah Weeks

Ages 9–13friendshipfamily

Cover of Centerburg tales

Centerburg tales

Robert McCloskey

Ages 7–12humorcommunity

Cover of Citrus County

Citrus County

John Brandon

Ages 12–16coming of agefriendship

Cover of The serpent king

The serpent king

Jeff Zentner

Ages 14–18friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Emily's Runaway Imagination

Emily's Runaway Imagination

Beverly Cleary

Ages 8–12imaginationcreativity

Cover of The great brain

The great brain

John Dennis Fitzgerald

Ages 8–12clevernessfamily

Cover of Queenie Peavy

Queenie Peavy

Robert Burch

Ages 9–13self-discoveryresilience

Cover of Old Town in the Green Groves

Old Town in the Green Groves

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 8–12familycommunity

Cover of Marshfield dreams

Marshfield dreams

Ralph J. Fletcher

Ages 9–14childhood memorieshome and belonging

Cover of Four stupid cupids

Four stupid cupids

Gregory Maguire

Ages 9–14lovehumor

Cover of Ode to Billy Joe

Ode to Billy Joe

Herman Raucher

Ages 13–18coming-of-agefirst love

Cover of The May Queen Murders

The May Queen Murders

Sarah Jude

Ages 13–18mysteryfriendship

Cover of Chronicles of Avonlea

Chronicles of Avonlea

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Ages 10–15familylove

Cover of Boy life

Boy life

William Dean Howells

Ages 8–14friendshipadventure

Cover of Needle And Thread (Main Street)

Needle And Thread (Main Street)

Ann M. Martin

Ages 8–12familycommunity

Cover of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Kimberly Willis Holt, Kimberly Willis Holt

Ages 9–14friendshipacceptance

Cover of Homer Price

Homer Price

Robert McCloskey

Ages 7–12humorproblem-solving

Cover of A boy's town

A boy's town

William Dean Howells

Ages 10–16coming of agefriendship