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Author
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
Next-door neighbors Bunny and Dog go about their days as the seasons pass, always noticing one another but never saying hello, until one day, when they are both outside, they see a shooting star that inspires them to try to be friends.
85) Zola's elephant
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A little girl hesitates to initiate a friendship with her new neighbor Zola because she imagines Zola is busy with another friend--an elephant.
Author
Language
English
Description
Friendly and bubbly, Julia Padden likes nearly everyone, but her standoffish neighbor, Cain Maddox, presents a particular challenge. No matter how hard she's tried to be nice, Cain rudely rebuffs her at every turn, preferring to keep to himself. But when Julia catches Cain stealing her newspaper from the lobby of their apartment building, that's the last straw. She's going to break through Cain's Scrooge-like exterior the only way she knows how: by...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Camila the chicken, Mr. Martínez the fox, Phillip the mouse, Rodolfo the cat, Matilda the pig, Mrs. Paquita the owl, and Pepe the ogre, 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.
Camila the chicken, Mr. Martínez the fox, Phillip the mouse, Rodolfo the cat, Matilda the pig, Mrs. Paquita the owl, Pepe the ogre, and Matilda...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
As young rabbit siblings excitedly share the news that rats have moved into their building, worried neighbors inform them that rats are dirty, thieving, and destructive--but are they?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Iris Maynard lost her husband in World War II, her daughter to illness and, finally, her reason to live. Walled off from the world for decades behind the towering fence surrounding her home, Iris has built anew family ... of flowers. Iris propagates her own daylilies and roses while tending to a garden filled with the heirloom starts that keep the memories of her loved ones alive. When Abby Peterson moves next door with her family--a husband traumatized...
90) Backlash
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Christian, a boy she knows only through Facebook, posts a lot of nasty comments on her page, fifteen-year-old Lara tries to kill herself--but that is only the beginning of the backlash for her sister, Sydney; her former friend Bree; and her classmates.
91) Those people
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, "Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?" Lowland Way is the suburban dream. The houses are beautiful, the neighbors get along, and the kids play together on weekends. But when Darren and Jodie move into the house on the corner, they don't follow the rules. They blast music at all hours, begin an unsightly renovation, and run...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the middle of the bustle of London's Soho, among the theaters and sex shops and pubs, sits a building. It isn?t particularly assuming. But it?s a prime piece of real estate, and a young millionaire, Agatha Howard, wants to convert it into luxury condos as soon as she can kick out all the tenants. The problem is, the building in question houses a brothel, and Precious and Tabitha, two of the women who live and work there, are not going to go quietly....
94) The invaders
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over the course of a summer in a wealthy Connecticut community, a forty-something woman and her college-age stepson's lives fall apart in a series of violent shocks. Cheryl has never been the right kind of country-club wife. She's always felt like an outsider, and now, in her mid-forties--facing the harsh realities of aging while her marriage disintegrates and her troubled stepson, Teddy, is kicked out of college--she feels cast adrift by the sparkling...
Author
Publisher
Wattpad by Montena
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Ruby Graham tiene dos pasatiempos favoritos: la lectura y salir con su mejor amiga, Amber. Las dos chicas son polos opuestos, pero en eso radica su amistad. Bueno, en eso y en que Amber es la única otra adolescente de su edad en el edificio. Hasta que llegan los Woods. El entusiasmo y la curiosidad de Ruby por sus nuevos vecinos se disipan de golpe cuando Kem Woods, el hijo mayor, arruina uno de sus preciados libros al tirarle encima una cubeta...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Dolly, in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days, she must eat only white foods. Her etiquette handbook guides her through confusing social situations, and to escape, she turns to her treasury of Sicilian folklore. The one thing very much out of her control is clever headstrong Dolly, now on the cusp of leaving home"--
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
New to a small town, Jackie and Paula envision a quiet life for their kids: a young adopted son and two teenage foster children, including the troubled Star. However, they quickly butt heads with their neighbor, Clementine, who disapproves of their lifestyle and is incensed when Star befriends her spirited horse, Comet. Haunted by past tragedy and unable to properly care for Comet, Clem nevertheless resents the bond Star soon shares with the horse....
Author
Series
Publisher
Montlake Romance
Language
English
Formats
Description
Everyone knew Alicia Harrison's marriage to Ilya Stern wouldn't last. They'd grown up on a remote stretch of Quarry Street, where there were two houses, two sets of siblings, and eventually, a tangled mess of betrayal, longing, and loss. His high school girlfriend, Jennilynn was Alicia's sister; after she drowned, he married Alicia. When Ilya's brother, Nikolai, comes home for their grandmother's last days, Alica feels a rush of pure desire. She knows...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Beatrice raises bees and her neighbor Abel raises apples, and the two live in harmony, until a misunderstanding causes them to get into a fight--and it takes an accident for them to realize how much they need each other.
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