A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.

Eleven-year-old Jordie enjoys helping her neighbor, Professor Reese, care for her dog Baxter and assisting in her laboratory, but when the professor goes missing, Jordie and her brother must use their smarts and Baxter's powers to find her.

When a newlywed couple becomes the target of their neighbor, a police officer who is harassing them, they decide to fight back.

Tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.

A single mom trying to make their new home and Christmas special for her young son also tries to spread some holiday cheer to the grouchy, “Grinchy,” reclusive widower next door with surprising results.

While enjoying autumn weather and activities, Mr. Putter, realizing how much he misses going to school, takes his cat Tabby, their adventurous neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her cake-loving dog Zeke to "Show and Tell."

Twelve-year-old Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead until she realizes the mysterious neighbor who hired her to catsit is one of the city's greatest supervillains.

Used to her mother’s frequent absences and subsequent returns, 10-year-old Rae looks after herself and her dog and begins a relationship with her grumpy, elderly neighbor who needs her help after she suffers a fall.

"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help"--