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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
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Description
Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He isn't as young as he used to be. He drives a Saab. He points at people he doesn't like the look of. He is described by those around his as 'the neighbour from hell'.Every morning he makes his inspection rounds of the local streets. He moves bicycles and checks the contents of recycling bins, even though it's been years since he was fired as Chairman of the Residents' Association in a...
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
When Katie disappeared with her nephew Hunter, there were no survivors. Five years later she's returned with a mysterious boy, ready to target new victims with her demonic rage. Now, a family's young daughter will capture every one of the terrifying occurrences, beginning with her new neighbors' arrival.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Mercy Watson to the rescue: 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.
Mercy Watson goes for a ride: Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers of 141st Street volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Love is in the air with Cassie and Sam's much-anticipated wedding. The union brings their two families together under one roof as they face new challenges as a blended family. This two-disc set features all ten episodes from Good Witch: Season Five plus the 84-minute movie Good Witch: Tale of Two Hearts.
709) Yotsuba & ! #2
Author
Series
Description
Yotsuba is trying her hand at drawing, but a few ruthless art critics could squash her dreams. A new love for gangster movies will tear her away from her artistic endeavors, when this green-haired girl-turned-goodfella uses her trigger-happy tactics to douse her doubtful neighbors. But when Yotsuba's water pistol runs out of ammo, our hugable thug learns that revenge is a dish best served dry.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Rear window: "A photographer ... becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors and discovers a possible murder"--Set container.
Vertigo: "[A] dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder involving an acrophobic detective and a mysterious blonde"--Set container.
North by northwest: "[An] adman ... gets plunged into a realm of spy and counterspy and is abducted, framed for murder, chased and crop-dusted"--Set container.
Psycho: "[An] unsuspecting...
711) The missing chick
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One of Mother Hen's little chicks is missing. Did they leave him in the house? Is he hiding in his bed, or under a bush? Mother Hen and the neighbors search high and low, but there's still no sign of the missing chick.
Author
Pub. Date
c2013, 2014
Appears on list
Description
Everyone who lives at 23 Beulah Grove has a secret. If they didn't, they wouldn't be renting rooms in a dodgy old building for cash--no credit check, no lease. It's the kind of place you end up when you you've run out of other options. The six residents mostly keep to themselves, but one unbearably hot summer night, a terrible accident pushes them into an uneasy alliance. What they don't know is that one of them is a killer.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
It follows the adventures of a mysteriously enchanting woman, who peaks the curiosity of her neighbors. Based on the series of cable movies, Season One follows Cassie Nightingale and her young-teenage daughter Grace, who shares that same special intuition as her mom. When New York transplants move in next to the Grey House, they are immediately spellbound by the mother-daughter duo next door.
Author
Series
Fantastic frame volume 4
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the fantastic frame takes Tiger, Luna, and Chives to New Mexico in 1936, as depicted in Georgia O'Keeffe's painting, Red Hills with the Pedernal, they explore a sacred mountain and As they search for David, the boy who's been missing inside the frame for fifty years.
Author
Series
Fantastic frame volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"When Tiger and Luna get sucked into the fantastic frame this time, their destination is the diner depicted in Edward Hopper's famous painting Nighthawks. They explore the streets of New York in 1942 and ride the subway through the dark underground tunnels. It's another art adventure for Tiger and Luna, and as always, they must find their way back to the real world before it's too late--or remain stuck in the painting forever."--Publisher's website....
716) Yotsuba&! #1
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Description
"Hello! This is Koiwai Yotsuba, Yotsuba Koiwai ... um, YOTSUBA! Yotsuba moved with Daddy to a new house from our old house waaaaaaay over there! And moving's fun 'cos people wave! (Ohhhh!!) And Yotsuba met these nice people next door and made friends to play with (one of 'em acted like one of those bad strangers Daddy told Yotsuba not to go with, but it was okay in the end). I hope we get to play a lot. And eat ice cream! And-and-and ... oh yeah!...
Author
Series
Treasure troop volume 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"In the fourth and final book of this code-busting series, Marly, Sai, and Isla are back on the hunt. After their shocking discoveries on Summer Island, the Treasure Troop has one final set of clues to follow before reaching the end of their search. And now our trio must solve the toughest mystery of all: what really happened to Mr. Summerling?"--
Author
Series
(Melanie Bennett).Creekville Kisses volume 4
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Twenty-six-year-old Paige Redmond, single mom and go-getter, can't wait to give her daughter, Evie, the Christmas of her dreams. Nothing can get in Paige's way, not even her newly purchased fixer-upper cottage needing way more fixing than she planned. Paige tackles the holiday with Clark Griswold spirit, amusing the entire town -- except for her humbug next door neighbor, the grumpy but deliciously handsome Professor Henry Hill. With the help of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
The House on East 88th Street: A family moving into a new house discovers in their bathtub a talented crocodile named Lyle, who soon becomes an important part of the family. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms on East 88th Street in New York City until Mr. Grumps, their irritable neighbor, has Lyle put in the zoo. Lyle and the Birthday Party: Lyle gets jealous as the day of Joshua's birthday party approaches, but...