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First published in 1961, a modern-day classic for children follows the friendship between a boy and his two dogs as they search out adventure along the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Reprint.

Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel

by Fannie Flagg

Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ponder the age-old question: Why are we here? Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she... (more)

A Bad Day for Sorry: A Crime Novel

by Sophie Littlefield

Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she’s so busy delivering home-style justice on her days off, helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends, that she barely has time to run her sewing shop in her rural Missouri hometown. Some men need more convincing than others, but it’s usually nothing a little light... (more)

Tomato Red

by Daniel Woodrell

"Woodrell does for the Ozarks what Raymond Chandler did for Los Angeles or Elmore Leonard does for Florida."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review Daniel Woodrell has been called "stone brilliant" (James Ellroy); an author whose novels "make you whistle they're so good" ( Chicago Tribune ). In Tomato Red , his 1998 New York Times Notable Book, now being published in a Plume trade edition, Woodrell brings... (more)

Give Us a Kiss

by Daniel Woodrell

The law wants his brother on a felony charge, and Doyle Redmond is supposed to talk him into giving up. But Smoke is a convincing man--and Doyle's fast realizing that you "can" put the country back into the boy . . . but sometimes, it ain't so smart.

The Death of Sweet Mister

by Daniel Woodrell

Daniel Woodrell delivers his most powerful work to date in The Death of Sweet Mister . An overweight, lonely thirteen-year-old, Shuggie Akins is shrewdly observant. But not even he can fully comprehend the nature of the forces working against him. His distracted, frequently tipsy mother, Glenda, turns a blind eye to the effect her sexually provocative teasing has on him. His putative father, Red, a brutal... (more)

Scarecrow

by Richie Tankersley Cusick

The victim of a car accident in the Ozark hills, Pamela Westbrook awoke to find herself in the care of the Whittakers, a quaint, hard-working family on an isolated farm. Charmed at first by their gentle customs, Pamela soon discovers the eerie rituals and dark traditions behind their old-fashioned ways. Original.

Shepherd of the HillsHarold Bell Wright

Shepherd of the Hills

by Harold Bell Wright

Winter's Bone: A Novel

by Daniel Woodrell

Meet Ree Dolly -- not since Mattie Ross stormed her way through Arkansas in True Grit has a young girl so fiercely defended her loved ones. Sixteen-year-old Ree Dolly has grown up in the harsh poverty of the Ozarks and belongs to a large extended family. On a bitterly cold day, Ree, who takes care of her two younger brothers as well as her mother, learns that her father has skipped bail. If he fails to appear for... (more)

On the Other Side of the Hill (Little House)

On the Other Side of the Hill (Little House)

by Roger Lea MacBride

The Little House books have captivated generations of readers with theirstory of the little pioneer girt Laura Ingalls growing up on the American frontier. Now the Little House story continues with The Rocky Ridge Years, books that tell the story of Laura and Almanzo Wilder's daughter, Rose. The first three books in the series, Little House On Rocky Ridge, Little Farm In the Ozarks, and In the Land of the Big... (more)

Saving Shiloh

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

In Saving Shiloh, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor brings to a conclusion the trilogy begun with the Newbery Medal winner Shiloh and its sequel, Shiloh Season. Judd Travers is physically on the mend from the truck accident that nearly took his life in Shiloh Season. But is he healing inside too? Can Marty and his family and the community trust that Judd will not return to his evil ways? Marty's parents tell him... (more)

Tomato Red.

by Daniel Woodrell

The Cold, Cold Hand: Stories of Ghosts and Haunts from the Appalachian Foothills

The Cold, Cold Hand: Stories of Ghosts and Haunts from the Appalachian Foothills

by James Burchill, Linda J. Crider, Peggy Kendrick

This collection of authentic ghost stories and legends was gathered from those who have lived in the Appalachian mountains for generations. A sequel to the popular Ghosts and Haunts from the Appalachian Foothills , these scary stories are fun folklore for readers of all ages.

The Silken Web

by Sandra Brown

Kathleen, a young sophisticate whose elegance hides her inner turmoil, goes to San Francisco and is wooed by Seth, the wealthy heir to a department store fortune. Reprint.

Dahlia's Gone: A Novel

by Katie Estill

“A promise can change a life. Even a small, casual promise extended without much thought or contemplation.” So learns Sand Williams, who has returned to her childhood home in the Ozarks for a much- needed rest after years of working abroad as a journalist. She and her husband, Frank, a hydrologist who loves caves, have moved into a cabin that Sand inherited from her father on the beautiful Seven Point River. A... (more)

Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography

Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography

by Pat Schneider

New paperback edition! Memoir.

The Shepard of the HillsHarold Bell Wright

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Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel

by Fannie Flagg

A Bad Day for Sorry: A Crime Novel

by Sophie Littlefield

Tomato Red

by Daniel Woodrell

Give Us a Kiss

by Daniel Woodrell

The Death of Sweet Mister

by Daniel Woodrell

Scarecrow

by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Shepherd of the Hills

by Harold Bell Wright

Winter's Bone: A Novel

by Daniel Woodrell

On the Other Side of the Hill (Little House)

by Roger Lea MacBride

Saving Shiloh

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Tomato Red.

by Daniel Woodrell

The Cold, Cold Hand: Stories of Ghosts and Haunts from the Appalachian Foothills

by James Burchill, Linda J. Crider, Peggy Kendrick

The Silken Web

by Sandra Brown

Dahlia's Gone: A Novel

by Katie Estill

Wake Up Laughing: A Spiritual Autobiography

by Pat Schneider

The Shepard of the Hills

by Harold Bell Wright