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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Sunny Parker takes pride in her community at the Del Mar Garden Apartments, an affordable housing complex, but when an abandoned school in her neighborhood is proposed for new affordable housing, she discovers not everyone appreciates the community she calls home and becomes an advocate for her neighborhood.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Lily's family is happy in their ancestral house at the end of the lane. But then comes change. Grandma refuses to sell to developers, the city builds around them, and soon their house is smack in the middle of a multi-lane highway. As cars rush past 24/7, the family's happiness disappears in a cloud of exhaust. Working with her paints and crayons, Lily comes up with an idea. Her family's house, which Grandma says is "old and steady as mountains,"...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A young artist has drawn birds and bird houses in corresponding colors. Now it's time to match them up. The blue bird goes in the blue house, the orange bird in the orange house, and so on. But wait! The birds don't agree with the narrator's choices and, much to her distress, are rebelling by swapping houses. Can the narrator make the birds see sense? Or is it possible that you just can't tell a bird by its feathers?"--
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's that special time of evening, when the hours and the possibilities seem endless as sunlight is fading to dusk. A buzz of excitement and wonder takes over the neighborhood ... what outdoor adventures await? Join a diverse group of suburban kids as they dash and dodge in classic street games, like tag and kick-the-can, and reconnect with nature's simple pleasures of catching frogs, hunting fireflies, and climbing trees. These explorers play, laugh,...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 61
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When you're with me, Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabu-mouse adventure! Sally Ratmousen broke some shocking news: The Rodent's Gazette was out of money and in danger of closing. Then Grandfather William broke even worse news to me: I needed to sell my comfy, cozy house in order to save our paper! How terrible! But could I sell it -- and find a new home -- in time to help?" -- Back cover.
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