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Author
Series
Family Fletcher novels volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 8
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Ivy and Bean try to make money by writing a newspaper about Pancake Court but the neighbors are not pleased to read about themselves.
144) Just ask Iris
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
In the summer before seventh grade, twelve-year-old Iris Diaz-Pinkowitz goes up and down the fire escape outside her new New York City apartment, becoming an integral part of the lives of her human and animal neighbors.
145) Grave mistakes
Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As construction begins on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, Aaron Peterson is becoming increasingly worried about his father. Working late nights in his study, Aaron's dad seems to be fraying at the edges-pushing, and sometimes breaking, the laws of engineering with his new schematics. And with the added pressure he's under to complete the park by this summer, Aaron can't help but feel his father's inventions are doomed to end in tragedy once again....
146) Meet Lyle
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When the Primm family moves to New York City and into the house on East 88th Street, they are surprised to find a crocodile living in their attic. But Lyle isn't a regular crocodile--he's playful, and friendly, and he can sing! Meet Lyle, the Primms, and their neighbors in this story based on the film"--
Author
Series
Charlie Henry mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Henry and his friends are enjoying a cookout on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. But when a gunshot rings out in the neighborhood, Charlie is abruptly brought back to a world he's all too familiar with. As he and best friend Gordon run to the source of the shot, they happen upon two masked intruders in their next-door neighbor's house. The men seem to be there to kidnap Sam Randall, the owner of the home, but upon the interruption from Charlie...
148) Waking nightmare
Author
Series
Hello Neighbor volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's been four months since Nicky Roth has seen his best friend and neighbor, Aaron Peterson. Aaron's father, a reclusive theme park designer, told the town that Aaron and his sister Mya are living with a relative far away, but Nicky can't seem to accept it. Plagued by terrifying nightmares of robotic mannequins, rotting theme parks, and a dark basement, Nicky teams up with his friends from school to find out what really happened to Aaron and Mya....
149) The dog squad
Author
Series
Rory Branagan (detective) volume 2
Publisher
Harper Collins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Meet Rory Branagan - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not actually. But he IS the best detective in town. Second in a hilarious comedy-crime series for readers of 8+. Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am ACTUALLY a detective. One day, I will be the biggest detective in the world! And I will find out what happened to my Dad. But today, a CRIME has been committed on my OWN road. Someone is stealing dogs! What if they try to take Wilkins Welkin my best...
151) Helen's birds
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"For as long as Saanvi can remember, she has been friends with her elderly neighbor Helen. They play cards and garden together and, especially, care for the wild birds that visit Helen's yard. When Helen dies suddenly, a "For Sale" sign goes up, and movers arrive, emptying the house of its furniture and stripping the yard of its birdfeeders. The sparrows and hummingbirds disappear. Soon a bulldozer tears down Helen's house. All winter, Saanvi walks...