Geographic Orientation/Kansas
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Bitter Harvest
$20.99 Add to cartTrue crime icon Ann Rule presents a “must-read” (People) New York Times bestseller–and inspiration behind the Lifetime movie A House on Fire–following a woman whose apparent perfect life hides a har… [more below]
- Author: Rule, Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1668008718
- Language: English
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No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas
$27.99 Add to cartFinalist: Lambda Literary Award for LBGTQ Nonfiction
Winner: Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
A Kansas Notable Book
Far from the coastal centers of culture and politics, Kansas stands a
- Author: Janovy, C. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: March 20 2019
- ISBN10: 0700628347
- Language: English
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Prairyerth: A Deep Map
$24.99 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. By the author of Blue Highways, PrairyErth is “a majestic survey of land and time and people in a single county of the Kansas plains” (Hungry Mind Review).
William Least Heat… [more below]
- Author: Heat Moon, William Least
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 634
- Publish Date: February 15 1999
- ISBN10: 039592569X
- Language: English
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Woe to Live on
$17.99 Add to cartSet in the border states of Kansas and Missouri, Woe to Live On explores the nature of lawlessness and violence, friendship and loyalty, through the eyes of young recruit Jake Roedel. Where he and his… [more below]
- Author: Woodrell, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 19 2012
- ISBN10: 0316206164
- Language: English
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Compact Guide to Kansas Birds
$13.95 Add to cartThis book gives detailed accounts of 105 species of birds that can be expected in Kansas on an annual basis. As well as showing the identifying features of the bird, each species account also describe… [more below]
- Series: Compact Guide
- Author: Cable, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 01 2007
- ISBN10: 9768200251
- Language: English
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The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
$19.99 Add to cartSyrian immigrant Khadra Shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit Muslim family in 1970s Indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and Islamic dress codes. Along with her brother Eyad and her Af… [more below]
- Author: Kahf, Mojha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0786715197
- Language: English
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Christmas Stories: Reillustrated Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
$6.99 Add to cartJoin the original pioneer girl in this Little House chapter book, adapted for younger readers from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved classics.
Illustrated with beautiful new black-and-white artwork, this
- Series: Little House Chapter Book #5
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 19 2017
- ISBN10: 0062377140
- Language: English
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S Is for Sunflower: A Kansas Alphabet
$18.99 Read moreNicknamed the “world’s breadbasket,” the contributions from the great state of Kansas reverberate far beyond its borders. Kansas has given us leaders in politics (Dwight D. Eisenhower), aviation (Amel… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Scillian, Devin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 23 2004
- ISBN10: 1585360619
- Language: English
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Moon Over Manifest: (Newbery Medal Winner)
$8.99 Add to cartWinner of the 2011 Newbery Award.
The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest–A Town… [more below]- Author: Vanderpool, Clare
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0375858296
- Language: English
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Twister on Tuesday
$6.99 Add to cartThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
An adventure to blow you away! That’s what Jack and Annie get when the- Series: Magic Tree House (R) #23
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 27 2001
- ISBN10: 0679890696
- Language: English
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Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman
$19.99 Add to cartThis acclaimed picture book autobiography tells the triumphant story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kans
- Author: Davids, Sharice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 01, 2021
- ISBN10: 0062979663
- Language: English
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In Cold Blood
$28.00 Add to cartSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time
From the Modern Library’s new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Truman Capote–also available are B- Series: Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books
- Author: Capote, Truman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 19, 2013
- ISBN10: 0812994388
- Language: English
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Little House on the Prairie
$9.99 Add to cartBased on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie is the third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. This edi
- Series: Little House #3
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 08, 2008
- ISBN10: 0064400026
- Language: English
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Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover
$16.95 Add to cart“Ralph Moody’s story is a perfect example of rural American enterprise in the early 1920s…this book is a glorious recollection of Pre-Dust Bowl, pre-Depression days and is highly recommended.”―
- Author: Moody, Ralph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 01, 1994
- ISBN10: 0803282176
- Language: English
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The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)
$18.00 Add to cartNow a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
From the bestselling author of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, Deacon King Kong (an Op- Author: McBride, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 05, 2014
- ISBN10: 1594632782
- Language: English
