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22) Hamster magic
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Series
Language
English
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When the Willows move into a new house, Celia, the youngest of four children, traps an enchanted hamster, who reluctantly agrees to grant the children one wish in exchange for his freedom.
23) Finding Langston
Author
Series
Finding Langston volume 1
Language
English
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Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
24) Skellig
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English
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Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
25) Neighbors
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lying in bed, a child reflects on her new apartment, and the neighbors living around and above her, and looks forward to meeting them and her new classmates.
26) No vacancy
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn't eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman's dream, but at least it's an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel's housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the summer. "--Provided by publisher.
27) Moving day
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Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When Katie Woo's family moves, she is sad about leaving her room to a stranger, and even more concerned that the new house will never feel like home.
28) Belles
Author
Series
Belles volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Isabelle loves her impoverished North Carolina beach community, but when her grandmother must enter a nursing home, Izzie is placed with distant relatives she never knew--a state senator and his preppy wife and children.
29) Roll with it
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English
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Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother. But when Ellie and her mom move so...
30) Boomer's big day
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Series
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English
Description
Moving day proves confusing for Boomer, a golden retriever, until he at last explores his new home and finds his own favorite and familiar things.
31) Zola's elephant
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English
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A little girl hesitates to initiate a friendship with her new neighbor Zola because she imagines Zola is busy with another friend--an elephant.
32) Birdsong
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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After moving to a new home, a lonely, young girl meets an elderly woman who shares her love of art and nature.
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Series
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Ethan Cheeseman and his children, ages eight, twelve, and fourteen, hope to settle in a nice small town, at least long enough to complete work on a time machine, but spies and government agents have been pursuing them for two years and are about to catch up.
34) Fleabag
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Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
A stray dog and a lonely boy become fast friends at a neighborhood park, but everything changes when the boy's family decides to move away.
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English
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After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside where they share many adventures which help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
37) Leave me alone!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Peter moves to a big new house a neighbor, Jack, bullies him and soon has his new classmates picking on him, too.
38) Moving day
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
After a girl says goodbye to friends, she and her family load up the car and head for their new house.
39) Forget me not
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English
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When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.
Author
Series
Amber Brown volume 1
Language
English
Description
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
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