homesickness

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homesickness

Owen and Eleanor move in

Eight-year-old Eleanor is very unhappy when her family moves into a duplex, so she asks her new neighbor, seven-year-old Owen, to help her escape to her old house.

Wild girl

When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch.

The secrets of ninja school

"When Ruby's homesickness spreads to other students at Master Willow's School for Ninjas, she uses all of the skills she has learned to help them feel better. Includes instructions for making a dragon toy two different ways"--Provided by publisher.
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Shark Dog!

2017
"Half-shark, half-dog, Shark Dog ends up on the boat of a boy and his explorer dad, and becomes their pet. But when he gets homesick, he'll have to decide whether to go back to Shark Island or stay in his new home."--OCLC.
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Skating is hard when you're homesick

Alicia becomes homesick while on a school trip to Triumph Mountain, but with the help of her friend, she achieves her goal in ice skating.
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King of the sky

"When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house"--OCLC.
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The crossroads

Jaime, twelve, and Angela, fifteen, discover what it means to be living as undocumented immigrants in the United States, while news from home gets increasingly worse.
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Lily's new home

2016
"Lily and her parents move to a new home in New York City. Everything is so new and different, which makes Lily even more homesick"--Provided by publisher.

Iris and Walter

the sleepover
2012
Iris is excited about her first sleepover at her friend Walter's house, and plans a lot of activities, but when night finally arrives, her feelings change.

My two blankets

2015
Cartwheel has arrived in a new country, and feels the loss of all she's ever known. She creates a safe place for herself under an 'old blanket' made out of memories and thoughts of home. As time goes on, Cartwheel begins to weave a new blanket, one of friendship and a renewed sense of belonging.

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