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Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
c. 2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
At first, Curtis isn't worried when his mom doesn't come home from her night job. He's used to taking care of his little brother. But then the credit card maxes out and the landlord starts demanding the rent. Just in time the boys make friends with cranky old Mrs. Burt who lives across the street. With the neighbor, the boys go on an adventure. But will they ever return to their mother
4) Ivy + Bean
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
5) Just Grace
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.
6) Zen ties
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Stillwater the panda encourages Koo, Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy neighbor, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hannah's boring summer changes when an odd new boy, who seems to disappear in the strangest ways, moves in next door.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.
Author
Series
Mercy Watson volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home, and seeks a way to share the beauty of the world with a grieving neighbor.
"own voices"
Author
Series
Mercy Watson volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
15) Part-time dog
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A homeless little dog finds supper at one house, a comfortable couch at a second, and breakfast at a third.
Author
Series
Confidentially yours volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Vanessa Jackson has style to spare and an amazing ability to rock any look. She's always had a flair for fashion, and dreams of being a designer one day. Then she meets her new neighbor, Katie Kestler. Katie is cute, super-stylish, and just moved from glamorous LA. When Katie ends up attending the same middle school, suddenly it seems like Katie's everywhere, and not in a good way.