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Told in alternating timelines, seventeen-year-old Daisy and her mother move into her deceased uncle's mansion, only to find horrors waiting inside, and ten years later, Brittney investigates the mystery behind the Miracle Mansion that turned her mother's life around.

Bienvenidos a Lucia's home. Lucia lives in her casa with her big, loud, beautiful familia, and she's going to show you around! From la puerta, where Abuela likes to wave to the neighbors and wait for packages from Puerto Rico or Spain, to la cocina, where Luc�ia watches her Mam�a turn empty pots into soups and arroces, to el patio, where Lucia and her cousins (and her cousin's cousins!) put on magic shows, Luc�ia loves her busy and cozy casa....

"Deep in the woods is a house, just a house, that once was--but now isn't--a home. Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go? Find clues to these and other mysteries in this tale of wonder and discovery by Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Land Smith." -- Page 2 of cover.

"Hidden behind the wall of their guest room, a mysterious journal leads the Aldens on a search for a valuable collection"--

When Cocoa decides to explore the house, Cowgirl Kate has a hard time convincing him he must return to the barn.

When its owners leave, a summer house comes alive with the sounds of a mouse nibbling crumbs in the fall, a cat taking shelter in the winter, and rain falling on the roof in the spring.

Sugar sees all her siblings have different pets in the backyard. She wants to join in the fun and find a backyard pet too!d Sweetie help find her missing house.

"Australian bushfires roar above Wombat's home. He is fortunate that his burrow is deep below ground and he is safe. He snuggles under his crazy quilt and drinks his tea. Soon his frightened friend Wallaby shows up at his door. 'Oh Wombat! I c-c-can't reach my home! M-m-may I stay with you awhile?' Wombat pauses only for a tick of the clock, and says, 'Come in!' Then, one by one, five uniquely Australian animals - the Wallaby, a Kookaburra, a Platypus,...

A clever and resourceful mouse, looking for a safe place to settle down, builds different shelters and learns that home is wherever you make it.

In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.