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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A new mother struggling with profound depression in the aftermath of her first child's birth hides the truth about her unhappiness before forging a friendship with an unpopular single mother and renter who chose to move to the community for a secret purpose.
5) Just Grace
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.
6) The whispers
Author
Language
English
Description
When their picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her and then he falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night, three women grapple with what led to that terrible night as his life hangs in the balance.
Author
Series
Wildwater Walking Club volume 1
Language
English
Description
Three women who are neighbors share their struggles with unfaithful men, rebellious children, and parental expectations while taking long walks near their homes on Wildwater Way.
8) Ivy + Bean
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Counting the handful of visible stars she can see from her yard, a young activist investigates her grandfather's claims that thousands of stars were visible before pollution and tries to convince her neighbors to turn off their lights for just one night.
Author
Series
The Brown sisters volume 1
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
Emerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities.
14) The hubbub above
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sydney's new elephant neighbors make a lot of noise upstairs, but she does not mind as much after she is invited to their parties.
16) Breath of spring
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Annie Mae takes her five siblings to a new community for a fresh start and begins caring for them alone, but fears that no man will want to take on her responsibilities, even her neighbor Adam Wagler, who has helped her through her trials.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Camila the chicken, Mr. Martínez the fox, Felipe the mouse, Rodolfo the cat, Matilde the pig, Mrs. Paquita the owl, Pepe the ogre, and Matilde the inventor, all live in the same on the same street, but nobody talks to anybody else, until one day Mrs. Paquita's internet connection goes out, and Matilde (surprised to find out someone actually lives next door) fixes the problem--and so starts a chain reaction that finally turns this collection of individuals...
Author
Series
Girl meets duke volume 3
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Giving an ultimatum to an attractive neighbor and animal rescuer, a vengeful man who clawed his way from the slums into high society struggles to find loving homes for the woman's numerous pets.
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