Living in a quiet Manhattan brownstone that has become its own little community, Nora discovers her true self in the wake of a violent attack that exposes the racial, economic, martial and interpersonal tensions beneath her neighbors' facade of harmony.

With the coming of the Great Depression to the upper Midwest, two farmer's wives are pitted against one another, exposing the dark secrets they hide and triggering a series of events that will unravel their friendship--and their families.

When Madeline Sterling moves into her old house, CIA analyst Beth Bradford, who once had it all—idyllic neighborhood, perfect family, meaningful career, becomes obsessed with this woman, believing that she is somehow tied to Iranian intelligence in a cul-de-sac where everyone is keeping secrets.

One Chinese New Year, her mother sends Goldy Luck to the pandas next door with a plate of turnip cakes, but the pandas are out and disaster follows. Includes a recipe for turnip cakes and an explanation of Chinese New Year.

A young girl and her neighbor bond over a love of gardening.

A too-fast friendship between a repressed queen bee and the ostracized wife of a once-famous rock musician explodes into a community uprising involving a dangerous sinkhole, a trapped child and shocking accusations.

Depression-era Alabama bootleggers Milton and Yvonne Hamilton discover their neighbors are involved in dubious businesses themselves and threaten to blackmail them in order to hide their own dirty secrets.

During World War II, a twelve-year-old girl becomes friends with a young Japanese-American boy she discovers being sheltered and hidden by her neighbor.

"As the seasons change, the industrious pigs of Day by Day build a home, plant a garden, help their neighbors, and then gather in a harvest grown with hard work and kindness"--Provided by publisher.

Grumpy Bruce the bear does not like neighbors, but is forced to help when a big storm draws them all to his home.