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Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aaron Peterson feels like he's trapped in a recurring nightmare. After moving halfway across the world to flee his father's latest theme park failure, yet another disaster has occurred: A roller coaster car jumps the tracks at the Golden Apple Amusement Park, resulting in the death of his friend, Lucy Yi.
As the town of Raven Brooks turns against the Peterson family, drudging up his father's past failures and seeking legal action against his flawed...
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 2
Language
English
Description
"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"--
8) Swim team
Author
Language
English
Description
"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"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join our narrator and her dog on their daily walk as they greet the people in their neighborhood--from the mail carrier and bus driver to the sanitation workers and grocery clerks and more. Whether listening, asking, helping, or just saying hello and thank you, it is our patience and kindness that make a neighborhood feel like home. This story gently reminds us to slow down and be grateful for all the people, places, and things around us. Includes...
10) Just Grace
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 1
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.
11) Thank You, Omu!
Author
Language
English
Description
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
12) Buried secrets
Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nicky Roth should be happy--he's finally proven that his best friend, Aaron, and Aaron's younger sister, Mya, are missing. Better yet, the police are actually doing something: they've plastered the town with missing posters, and have organized weekend search parties for the kids. But Nicky can't seem to pry his eyes from the house across the street, especially after he sees a frantic SOS coming from Aaron's room in the Peterson house. After what...
13) Missing pieces
Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Nicky Roth has always been a lonely kid. But that all changes when he and his family move to Raven Brooks and meet their eccentric neighbors, the Petersons. Nicky befriends the Petersons' son, Aaron, bonding over their talents for tinkering. Soon the boys are inseparable and using their skills to pull pranks on the townspeople. But something about Aaron bothers Nicky--people seem almost afraid of him and his family. Through snippets from Aaron and...
14) Reset day
Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Piper Klein's life has been turned upside down. She's moving from the big city to her recently-deceased dad's old hometown, Raven Brooks, and it's smack dab in the middle of, well, nowhere. Her once-quiet and meek sister seems to be the popular kid, her mom is running the local grocery store (and taking online classes--yeesh), and Piper is... finding the town a little more strange than, well, small towns should be. Raven Brooks is a lot more than...
15) Grave mistakes
Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
As construction begins on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, Aaron Peterson is becoming increasingly worried about his father. Working late nights in his study, Aaron's dad seems to be fraying at the edges-pushing, and sometimes breaking, the laws of engineering with his new schematics. And with the added pressure he's under to complete the park by this summer, Aaron can't help but feel his father's inventions are doomed to end in tragedy once again....
16) Mouse & Giraffe
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mouse and Giraffe are neighbors, but because of their relative sizes, their experiences are very different, so they usually disagree; however, when Mouse catches cold, they find something they both agree on.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When lonely Ravani Foster discovers his new friend Virginia and her six mysterious runaway companions are in danger, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him
In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their...
Author
Series
Lyle the crocodile (Bernard Waber) volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
19730301.
Language
English
Description
Everyone in the neighborhood loves Lyle the crocodile--except their cranky neighbor and his nervous cat, Loretta. When Mr. Grumps gets Lyle placed in a zoo, it seems there's no hope for Lyle, and he misses the Primms terribly. How can he make everything right and move back home?
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.--
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 8
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ivy and Bean try to make money by writing a newspaper about Pancake Court but the neighbors are not pleased to read about themselves.
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