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Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they are. And all is fair in love and war when it comes to keeping their home.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
71 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the last day of third grade looms, Doug learns that Harry is moving to a new town and wonders how he'll survive fourth grade without him, while Harry wonders about the new neighbors across the street and what they could mean for their friendship.
3) Moo
Author
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna -- and that stubborn cow, Zora.
4) Ivy and Bean
Author
Series
Lexile measure
580L
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
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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...
6) Just Grace
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
NC 830L
Physical Desc
138 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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.
9) Hardscrabble
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Belle Martin and her family move to Mingo, Colorado, in 1910 when the U.S. government offers 320 acres of land free to homesteaders.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat. But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home in the community garden's shed, their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone in an impossible situation."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
327 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Noah has not gotten a good night's sleep since moving from a noisy apartment in the city to a quiet house in the suburbs, but that changes after his parents invite former neighbors to celebrate the dedication of their home as a Jewish home.
13) Franny Parker
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
149 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Through a hot, dry Oklahoma summer, twelve-year-old Franny tends wild animals brought by her neighbors, hears gossip during a weekly quilting bee, befriends a new neighbor who has some big secrets, and learns to hope.
14) The neighbors
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
As she climbs the seven stories to her own apartment, a little girl imagines what happens behind every door she passes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his best friend and the Vanderbeeker children are surprised to find their maternal grandparents on their doorstep. Grandma is very critical of everything they do. Meanwhile, they find themselves learning more about their papa's father than ever before, and wishing they could have known him a bit better....
17) The suitcase
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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.
18) Big tree down!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 640L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
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" --
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
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