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24) The suitcase
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When a weary stranger arrives one day with nothing but a suitcase, his new neighbors ask nervous questions about who he is and where he comes from before they are challenged to decide between trusting the newcomer or taking the risk of not believing him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, and Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, head for the sledding slope for the wildest ride ever. Maybe winter is not so slow after all!"--
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two neighboring cats compete for first place in a pumpkin contest, but it takes a cat-astrophe to make them realize there's a lot more they can win than just a blue ribbon" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Ari knows a lot of words for neighbors, including the pronouns each prefers, and with help from Uncle Lior, who always asks "What are your words," figures out which pronouns--and other words--fit best today.
28) The swing
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When Josey uses the new swing attached to the tree in her messy yard, she retrieves all the things her parents thought they had lost over the years, including Leopoldo, their dog.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old injured soccer player Luz has a hard enough time reframing her identity as a computer programmer, but when her Guatemalan half-sister moves in, she learns what it truly means to start over. Includes author's note.
Author
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Olivia has been Macy McMillan's best friend ever since Macy transferred to Hamilton Elementary from Braeside School for the Deaf. But then their sixth grade teacher assigned that embarrassing family tree project, and Olivia made a joke about Macy's father, and now neither girl is speaking--signing--to the other. It couldn't have happened at a worse time. With her mother getting married and an ugly For Sale sign jammed into their yard, Macy could really...
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
361 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old aspiring detective Myrtle Hardcastle learns her neighor in quiet Swinburne, England, a breeder of rare flowers, has died she is certain it was murder and that she must find the killer. --
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First US edition.
Lexile measure
NC 760L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Camila the chicken, Mr. Martinez the fox, Felipe the mouse, Rodolfo the cat, Matilde the pig, Mrs. Paquita the owl, Pepe the ogre, and Matilde the inventor all live on the same street, but nobody talks to anybody else. One day a chain reaction begins that turns this neighborhood into a true community"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
On her 80th birthday, a woman watches three young sisters play outside in the snow, remembers good times with her own sisters, and receives several birthday surprises. Includes a simple recipe for making lemon ice with snow.
Author
Publisher
A Paula Wiseman book/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume, unpaged : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Joe conquers his fear of the strange creature moving into the house next door, as well as the treehouse in the creature's backyard.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
No-nonsense Captain Swashby is used to the sea meeting all of his needs and when, after his retirement, new neighbors disturb his solitary life, the sea helps in just the right way.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
On Isaac's street most of the houses are decorated in red and green for Christmas including his friend, Teresa's, while Isaac's house is blue and white for Hanukkah; then someone smashes Isaac's window in the night, and Teresa comes up with a way to show support her friend--and gets the whole community to rally around their Jewish family.
38) The goldfish boy
Author
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life...if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
40) Trouble
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A squirrel sees nothing but trouble in a bear newcomer who has terrible teeth, knife-like claws, and an oversized appetite, while her pet mouse perceives a new neighbor who is just trying to be friendly.