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"A boy and his mother go to live on an isolated farm with his uncle. They experience mysterious acts of sabotage by a sniper. The setting is the Midwest. The book was written prior to 1980."
June 20, 2026

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A Day No Pigs Would Die
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A Day No Pigs Would Die

Robert Newton Peck, Robert Peck

1972
32 editions
The House of Dies Drear
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The House of Dies Drear

Virginia Hamilton

1968
34 editions
A Study Guide for Robert Newton Peck's "A Day No Pigs Would Die"
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A Study Guide for Robert Newton Peck's "A Day No Pigs Would Die"

Gale Cengage Learning

2017
1 edition
The Mystery of Drear House
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The Mystery of Drear House

Virginia Hamilton

1987
13 editions
No Cover
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The house of Dies Drear, Virginia Hamilton

Doris Roettger

1991
1 edition
Harris and Me
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Harris and Me

Gary Paulsen

1995
1 edition
Dead end in Norvelt
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Dead end in Norvelt

Jack Gantos

2011
2 editions
Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt Series)
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Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt Series)

Jack Gantos

2011
3 editions
The loner
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The loner

Ester Wier

1963
6 editions
Sink or swim
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Sink or swim

Betty Miles

1987
1 edition
Orbiting Jupiter
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Orbiting Jupiter

Gary D. Schmidt

2015
10 editions
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