A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life

10 best books like A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of A Misspent Life (Mary Randolph Carter): The Year At Maple Hill Farm, Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Raider's Promise, The Invisible Friend, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope, Beatrice's Goat, Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm, Daisy Comes Home, Freedom Summer, The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual: Essential Gardening Know-how for Keeping (Not Killing!) More Than 160 Indoor Plants

The Year At Maple Hill Farm

Author	Alice Provensen
ISBN	0689845006

This is a book about farm animals, and what happens during one year on a farm.
In January, the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don't lay many eggs. By March, you can tell spring is coming: the barn is filled with baby animals. Month by month, the animals at Maple Hill Farm sense the changing...

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Author

Brian Floca

Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the...

Raider's Promise

Author

Lois Walfrid Johnson

During her years as a captive of Mikkel, the Viking raider, Briana O'Toole has longed to return to her family and resume her life in Ireland. Yet she has changed. Bree finds herself excited to be on Leif Erikson's ship and be part of the discovery and exploration of new lands.

Mikkel's newfound...

The Invisible Friend

Author	Lois Walfrid Johnson
ISBN	0802431143

Deep in the Norwegian fjords the Viking ship comes to shore. Mikkel, the prideful young leader, is home, but Briana O'Toole faces a new, uncertain life. What will happen to her and the other Irish prisoners?

Soon Bree feels sure that Mikkel is hiding a dark secret from his father. When Bree finds...

Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

Author	Karamo Brown
ISBN	1982111976

When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflix’s Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn’t win the role of culture expert by discussing art and theater. Instead he decided to redefine what ‘culture’ could — and should — mean for the show. He took a risk and declared, ‘I am...

Beatrice's Goat

Author	Page McBrier
ISBN	0689869908

More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor. But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away...

Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm

Author	Alice Provensen
ISBN	0689844999

Meet the animals of Maple Hill Farm and learn about their antics as they bring joy, laughter, and life to the people who live in a house that needs painting at the end of a road full of holes.

Two dogs, five horses, a pig, some geese, lots of chickens, a few cows, a few goats, several sheep, and four...

Daisy Comes Home

Author

Jan Brett

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Legendary author and illustrator Jan Brett transforms Scandinavian illustrations and stories to explore the beauty and color of China. Inspired by a favorite childhood story, The Story of Ping, Brett writes of six hens in China. Cared for by the young Mei Mei, the...

Freedom Summer

Author

Deborah Wiles

John Henry swims better than anyone I know.
He crawls like a catfish,
blows bubbles like a swamp monster,
but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me.
He's not allowed.
Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love...

The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual: Essential Gardening Know-how for Keeping (Not Killing!) More Than 160 Indoor Plants

Author	Barbara Pleasant
ISBN	1580175694

It’s a whole new world of houseplants, so make yourself at home in it! If you love the idea of keeping houseplants, but struggle to care for them, you’ll find solace and invaluable advice in this comprehensive guide from expert gardener Barbara Pleasant. Even experienced houseplant enthusiasts...

Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

Author

Joanna Gaines

In her design book, Homebody: A Guide To Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. This comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and your instincts, as well as...