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Summertime brings the Fletcher Family back to Rock Island where the good times never end, but this summer the boys' favorite lighthouse is all boarded up and with the help from their new neighbors, the Garcia girls, the boys are determined to find out what is really happening with their lighthouse and saving it, no matter what the cost.

2) The dubious pranks of Shaindy Goodman

Author

Lowe, Mari

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Youth Media Awards 2024

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Helping her popular next-door neighbor Gayil set up what she thinks are harmless pranks, 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl Shaindy must figure out how to stop them before she becomes the next target when the pranks escalate and turn malicious.

3) In the neighborhood

Author

Bonilla, Rocio, 1970-

Publication Date

[2022]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Description

"Camila the chicken, Mr. Martinez the fox, Felipe the mouse, Rodolfo the cat, Matilde the pig, Mrs. Paquita the owl, Pepe the ogre, and Matilde the inventor all live on the same street, but nobody talks to anybody else. One day a chain reaction begins that turns this neighborhood into a true community"--Provided by publisher.

4) Jungle cat

Author

Larsen, Andrew, 1960-

Publication Date

2023.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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."-- Provided by publisher.

5) Lulu and the rabbit next door

Author

McKay, Hilary

Series

Lulu (Hilary McKay) volume 4

Publication Date

2014.

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

"When Lulu's next-door neighbor doesn't seem to be looking after his rabbit properly, Lulu and her cousin Mellie devise a scheme to make him pay more attention to his pet"-- Provided by publisher.

6) Kalinka and Grakkle

Author

Paschkis, Julie, 1957-

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Description

Kalinka, a little yellow bird who loves to be helpful, tries to tidy up the home of her grouchy neighbor, Grakkle, despite his protests.

7) Charming as a verb

Author

Philippe, Ben

Publication Date

2020.

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Description

Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she uncovers Henri's less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. Henri agrees, seeing a potential upside for himself. Soon what...

8) Blue Daisy

Author

Frost, Helen, 1949-

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Description

Friends Sam and Katie try to help a stray dog and, in the process, bring their neighbors closer together. Includes a recipe for dog biscuits.-- Provided by Publisher.

9) A map into the world

Author

Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-

Formats

Description

"Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home, and seeks a way to share the beauty of the world with a grieving neighbor."--Provided by publisher.

10) Nothing in common

Author

Hoefler, Kate

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Two solitary children living in two different apartment buildings have nothing in common except compassion for an old man and his dog.

11) The protest

Author

Thornhill, Samantha

Series

Confetti kids volume 10
Dive into reading. Emergent

Publication Date

[2021]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Description

"Lily and her friends organize a protest in order to save their neighborhood public garden from being demolished"-- Provided by publisher.

12) A season of gifts

Author

Peck, Richard, 1934-2018

Series

Grandma Dowdel

Formats

Description

Naylor-Ballesteros, Chris

Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs. Dowdel.

13) The suitcase

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Publication Date

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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"-- Provided by publisher

14) Douglas, you're a genius!

Author

Adamson, Ged

Publication Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Description

Nancy and Douglas, determined to learn what is on the other side of a fence, try Nancy's plans to launch, vault, and fly Douglas over, then succeed with Douglas's simple idea.

15) 48 Grasshopper Estates

Author

De Waal, Sara, 1990-

Publication Date

[2021]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Description

Sicily Bridges can make almost anything from materials she finds around her apartment complex. But when it comes to making friends, Sicily has yet to find the perfect fit.

16) Neighbors

Author

Denisevich, Kasya

Publication Date

[2020]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Description

Lying in bed, a child reflects on her new apartment, and the neighbors living around and above her, and looks forward to meeting them and her new classmates.

17) Buddy and Earl meet the neighbors

Author

Fergus, Maureen

Series

Buddy and Earl volume 5

Publication Date

2018.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Description

Buddy and Earl meet their new neighbors, Mister the bulldog and Snowflake the cat, while playing superheroes and when Snowflake gets in some trouble, Wonder Buddy and Super Earl come to the rescue.

18) The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden

Author

Glaser, Karina Yan

Series

Vanderbeekers volume 2

Formats

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"-- Provided by publisher.

19) Bow-Wow's nightmare neighbors

Author

Newgarden, Mark

Publication Date

2014.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm

Description

Springtime Reads for Kids

"Bow-Wow, an expressive dog, tangles with some unruly neighbors in this wordless, spooky Halloween picture book"-- Provided by publisher.

20) Swashby and the sea

Author

Ferry, Beth

Publication Date

[2020]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm.

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