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mountain life

Books about mountain life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Banjo

Banjo

Robert Newton Peck

Ages 9–13coming of agemountain life

Cover of Midnight in the mountains

Midnight in the mountains

Julie Lawson

Ages 5–10naturewinter

Cover of Heidi

Heidi

Ronne Randall

Ages 6–12familybelonging

Cover of Hound Heaven

Hound Heaven

Linda Oatman High

Ages 8–12family bondsdogs and animals

Cover of Aunt Skilly and the stranger

Aunt Skilly and the stranger

Kathleen Stevens

Ages 8–12couragekindness

Cover of Come next spring

Come next spring

Alana White

Ages 10–14change and growthmountain life

Cover of Some glad morning

Some glad morning

Faye Gibbons

Ages 10–14family resiliencepoverty

Cover of Rocks in my pockets

Rocks in my pockets

Marc Harshman

Ages 4–9naturecollecting

Cover of Moonshadow of Cherry Mountain

Moonshadow of Cherry Mountain

Doris Buchanan Smith

Ages 8–12adoptionbelonging

Cover of Angel coming

Angel coming

Heather Henson

Ages 3–7familyanticipation

Cover of The legacy of Gloria Russell

The legacy of Gloria Russell

Sheri L. Gilbert

Ages 10–16family bondsloss and grief

Cover of Beulah Land

Beulah Land

Nancy Stewart

Ages 13–18self-discoveryidentity

Cover of Blue Mountain trouble

Blue Mountain trouble

Martin Mordecai

Ages 7–12familysiblings

Cover of The Dancing Bear (Young Lion Storybook)

The Dancing Bear (Young Lion Storybook)

Michael Morpurgo

Ages 7–12friendshipcompassion

Cover of The little shepherd of Kingdom Come

The little shepherd of Kingdom Come

John Fox Jr., John Jr., Fox, John, John Fox, B. McCahill, John, John Fox, Jr.; Yohn, F. C. [Illustrator], F. C. Yohn

Ages 12–18coming of ageloyalty

Cover of Rocky Mountain Kids

Rocky Mountain Kids

Linda Goyette

Ages 8–12canadian historymountain life

Cover of The adventures of Johnny May

The adventures of Johnny May

Robbie Branscum

Ages 8–12familygrandparents

Cover of Borrowed children

Borrowed children

George Ella Lyon

Ages 10–14familyresilience

Cover of When I Was Young in the Mountains

When I Was Young in the Mountains

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 4–8familychildhood memories

Cover of The Coffin Quilt

The Coffin Quilt

Ann Rinaldi

Ages 12–16family loyaltyvendetta and conflict