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23) Windswept way
Author
Series
Hope Harbor volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Buying a supposedly haunted house wasn't in Ashley Scott's plans, but when an intriguing opportunity drops into her lap, she's ready to launch a new life. But she can't do it alone, and her reclusive new neighbor Jonathan Gray may be just the person to help--if only there were room in his life for romance"--
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the follow-up to the successful Van Life, Foster Huntington shares his experiences -- and those of others -- living by his own rules in this aspirational book filled with awe-inspiring photographs of unique homes in unexpected places"--
"The hundreds of photographs of unique homes, including tiny houses, shipping containers, yurts, boathouses, and vans, in unexpected places from all around the world, invite you to slow down, read about the dwellers'...
25) Minerva Louise
Author
Series
Minerva Louise volume 1
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hen has fun exploring the house with the red curtains.
26) Jack
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Young Jack meets a host of animals on his way to ask the king for a house"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"No matter what type of home, where it is, or when people lived in it, people have always wanted to feel safe, secure, and sheltered. Homes meet those basic needs, from the time of early cave people to now. From Roman villas in 100 BCE to contemporary smart skyscrapers in Hong Kong or New York City, houses have always been very important to the people who live in them"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The first book from Chip and Joanna Gaines, offering their fans a detailed look at their life together. From the very first renovation project they ever tackled together, to the project that nearly cost them everything. From the childhood memories that shaped them, to the twists and turns that led them to the life they share on the farm today.
32) Maggie moves on
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ready for her next challenge, house flipper and YouTube sensation Maggie Nichols arrives in Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, to bring a crumbling eighteen-room Victorian mansion back to life in four months, five tops. At least, that's the idea until she meets tall, charming landscaper Silas Wright. Maggie hates distractions from her mile-long to-do list. Even if the distraction looks really good shirtless. Now not only does she...
Author
Series
Publisher
Obsidian
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"General contractor Melanie Turner's latest restoration is a historic Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco's Cow Hollow neighborhood. Trouble is, she'll have to work around the owners, the Daley family, who refuse to leave during the construction. But when eerie things start happening around the site, the Daleys threaten to call off the renovation for fear that the work is disrupting ghosts who live on the property. But the ghosts aren't the only...
Author
Series
Mr. McGreely volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Having worked all summer at keeping bunnies out of his garden, Mr. McGreely looks forward to a peaceful winter--if only he can keep those naughty bunnies from invading his home.
38) Renovation
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of contractors, architects and tradespeople who shared their first-hand experience with Mike Litchfield as he interviewed and photographed them on job sites across North America.
39) Too tall houses
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Owl and Rabbit are good friends and neighbors atop a hill, but when Rabbit's garden blocks Owl's view of the forest Owl builds a higher house, which prevents sunlight from reaching Rabbit's plants.
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