The fatherless Moody family moved from Colorado to Medford, Massachusetts, in 1912, when Ralph was entering his teens. "I tried as hard as I could to be a city boy, but I didn't have very good luck," he says at the beginning of The Fields of Home. "Just little things that would have been all right in Colorado were always getting me in trouble." So he is sent to his grandfather's farm in Maine, where he finds a new set of adventures.
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"One of the happiest pieces of Americana produced in our times . . . Rich in good talk, good food, good living, and best of all, good people. It is the kind of book you keep hoping will never end."—Chicago Tribune
(Chicago Tribune )"As bright and clean as clear water bubbling over rocks in a trout stream."—New York Times
(New York Times )"A lively story . . . warm with humor; bright with incident and personality."—San Francisco Chronicle
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Western writer Ralph Moody (1898–1982) grew up in Carson territory in southeastern Colorado. He is the author of seventeen books, including Come on Seabiscuit! and his series Little Britches, all available in Bison Books editions.
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This book is well written and interesting to read!,
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The Fields of Home tells about Ralph's experience on his grandfather's farm after being sent away from the city. His grandfather, a cranky and miserable person, is delighted to get the extra help, and soon Ralph is worn to the bone. As the book progresses, Ralph realizes that tucked inside his grandfather is a spark of kindness, which grows bigger through the book. Ralph soon becomes good friends with his grandfather, and helps him clear a field that was becoming overgrown. This was his grandfather's desire. He was hating to see his precious farm reclaimed by the wilderness. Ralph and his grandfather are soon the best of friends, and they both understand the need to compromise. Ralph's grandfather gives in to some of Ralph's ideas, and Ralph is willing to be taught how to do some things the "old way." I am 13, but my father, who is almost 50, still enjoys reading these wonderful books. I highly reccomend the others in the series. This book touches your heart!
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More Reality Than One Might Think,
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Ralph Moody had the knack for "art-for-art's-sake" disguise. One important ingredient of his books that is seldom included in the reviews is the historical reality of the characters. If one was brought up ( as I was ) in Maine, farming with horses - the reality of the narrative is apparent. Reviewers not intimate with this culture and time still use terms such as "believable" in describing this book. The reason for this believability is simple - Moody was writing about real people who actually existed! Tom Gould ( the Grandfather ) was a Civil War Vet - Company I, 16th Maine; he actually did work the farm described in the book; his father, Jacob, actually did clear the farm from the wilderness; Tom actually was born when his father was 72, etc., etc. A boulder in nearby Hillside Cemetery in Lisbon memorializes Jacob, Tom and the farm which is the setting for this book. This is a cultural thumbprint of turn-of-the-century Maine . One might also explore the writings of another of Tom's grandsons ( and Ralph Moody's first cousin ), Maine author, John Gould.
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The whole set of Ralph Moody books rank at the very top of read-aloud books with our children. We have read them all several times. This is my favorite. What a powerful story of the contending of wills between an old man and his grandson. You won't forget this story.
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WHEN we moved from Colorado to Massachusetts, at the beginning of 1912, the other children slid into city life as a flock of ducklings into a new pool. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yella colt, powerful good trade, tote rope, tarnal lot, old grampa, bee shop, stone rake, bee hat, wilderness field, tarnal fool, high mow, story pole, wide shingles, eat your victuals, swill pail, cussed thing, sheep barn, barn cellar, stone drag, pasture bars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Levi, Old Nell, Old Bess, Annie Littlehale, Lisbon Falls, Clara Belle, Fourth of July, Androscoggin River, Ralphiel Come, Gitapl Gitap, Bill Hubbard, Aunt Lucy Stevens, Tom Gould, Where's Millie, Good Lord, Lisbon Ridge, Sam Starboard, Whoal Whoa, Brindle Cow, Old Buckskin Browse Sample Pages:
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WHEN we moved from Colorado to Massachusetts, at the beginning of 1912, the other children slid into city life as a flock of ducklings into a new pool. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yella colt, powerful good trade, tote rope, tarnal lot, old grampa, bee shop, stone rake, bee hat, wilderness field, tarnal fool, high mow, story pole, wide shingles, eat your victuals, swill pail, cussed thing, sheep barn, barn cellar, stone drag, pasture bars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Levi, Old Nell, Old Bess, Annie Littlehale, Lisbon Falls, Clara Belle, Fourth of July, Androscoggin River, Ralphiel Come, Gitapl Gitap, Bill Hubbard, Aunt Lucy Stevens, Tom Gould, Where's Millie, Good Lord, Lisbon Ridge, Sam Starboard, Whoal Whoa, Brindle Cow, Old Buckskin Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind by Michael D. O'Brien in Back Matter
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