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1) Ivy and Bean
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English
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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.
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Series
Vanderbeekers volume 2
Language
English
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"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--
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Mercy Watson volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
6) Just Grace
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Series
Just Grace volume 1
Language
English
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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.
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Series
Vanderbeekers volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As they look forward to the New York City Marathon in which their friend Mr. B. will run, the Vanderbeeker children learn that one of their good friends is homeless.
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Nina Soni volume 5
Language
English
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Nina is prepared to show her new friends, who moved to Wisconsin, how to have fun in the snow. And then Nina notices a strange car at her neighbors' house while they're out of town. Clearly, it's time to be a Snow Spy and identify the MP (mystery person) -- edited from jacket flap by cataloger.
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Apartment house on Poppy Hill volume 1
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English
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Nine-year-old Ella considers herself the official greeter, tour guide, and is generally in charge of 1106 Wildflower Place, but the elusive Robinsons who live on the top floor are a mystery--one which Ella is determined to solve, and bring the elderly couple into the community of the apartment building on Poppy Hill.
10) Paper Towns
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Language
English
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One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
11) The gold coast
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Series
John Sutter volume 1
Language
English
Description
John Sutter, an upper-class Wall Street lawyer, agrees to defend his new neighbor, a Mafia don, in a sensational murder trial.
12) The suitcase
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"--
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English
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Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. An old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. When a new family--with a particularly annoying girl his age named Oak--moves into the neighboring house, they cut the tree down. As Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. But they soon discover a series of mysterious, possibly magical, connections...
14) Jungle cat
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this playfully illustrated picture book, a group of neighbors come together to help their much-loved apartment cat when his outside adventure goes awry."--
15) Big tree down
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After a summer thunderstorm knocks down Big Tree, a young boy watches his neighborhood come together to clean up and plant Little Tree"--
16) The magic finger
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Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.
17) Roy is not a dog
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Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"On Lilypod Lane, everyone knows everything about everybody . . . or so they believe! When curious paperboy Weasel encounters his mysterious neighbor Roy on his route, he becomes convinced that Roy is actually a dog! But when his friend Pam Pam disagrees, Weasel must put on his detective cap and do his best sleuthing to reveal Roy's extraordinary secret, and prove that not everything is as it seems, once and for all!"--
18) Rain!
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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It's all a matter of perspective as an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Grace thinks her neighbour Larry's tiny garden is one of the wonders of the world. She helps him hoe, weed and water -- and together they solve problems from hungry squirrels to lettuce-eating slugs. As spring approaches, Grace helps Larry start hundreds of tomato plants in little pots, and Larry brings them to the school where he teaches. Grace wants to know what the students will do with all those plants. Larry tells her to wait and see, but promises...
20) Max + Xam
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Series
Publisher
Child's Play Inc
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Max and Xam are the very best of friends - until they fall out over who is more popular! Determined to prove the other wrong, their exploits bring new meaning to the phrase 'making friends.' A hilarious and delightfully far-fetched story about the meaning and value of real friendship."--Back cover.
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