the canning season

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One night out of the blue, Ratchet Clark’s ill-natured mother uproots her from Florida without a second thought. Ratchet is on a train to Maine for a summer with relatives within the blink of an eye.

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Love under trying circumstancesOne night out of the blue, Ratchet Clark’s ill-natured mother tells her that Ratchet will be leaving their Pensacola apartment momentarily to take the train up north. Th

Love under trying circumstancesOne night out of the blue, Ratchet Clark’s ill-natured mother tells her that Ratchet will be leaving their Pensacola apartment momentarily to take the train up north. Th

500 of the most delicious salads for every occasion, in one indispensable collection. Featuring salads perfect for any season or event from warm, filling salads to easy al fresco and simple sides. Eac

Accompanied by beautiful photographs, this cookbook, organized by season, provides practical, easy-to-follow instructions for home canning and freezing and features more than 200 recipes for using pre

"A stylish, richly illustrated, practical guide for home cooks and preserving enthusiasts, the first cookbook from journalist Kevin West, author of the popular blog Savingtheseason.com. Incorporating

紐特曾從熊的攻擊中逃過一劫，而他發現了一座神秘的熊雕像，據說向它許的願望都會成真，原本不相信的紐特為了能離開島嶼去中學上課，他決定偷偷許下願望…A quirky, empowering story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and, maybe, some magic. For fans of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones and The Canning Season by Polly Horvath. Newt Gomez has a thing with bears. Having survived a bear attack last year, he now finds an unusual bear statue. Newt's best friend thinks the statue grants wishes. But even as more people wish on the bear and their wishes come true, Newt is not a believer. But Newt has a wish too: while he loves his home on eccentric Murphy Island, he wants to go to middle school on the mainland, where his warm extended family lives. There, he's not the only Latinx kid, he won't have to drive the former taco truck--a gift from his parents--and he won't have to perform in the talent show. Most importantly, on the mainland, he never has bad dreams about the attack. Newt is almost ready to make a