neighborhoods

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neighborhoods

Such a quiet place

a novel
In the quiet neighborhood of Hollow's Edge, Brandon and Fiona Truett are murdered and a neighbor, Ruby Fletcher, is sent to prison on the testimony of her neighbors. While Ruby's in jail, the neighbors cannot sell their homes and are forced to stare at the Truett's empty house. Fourteen months later, Ruby's conviction is overturned and she returns to the house she shared with Harper Nash. Harper is terrified, and to make things worse, she begins receiving threatening notes. She realizes someone didn't tell the truth about the night of the murders and now Harper must learn who the real killer is before he or she strikes again.

The doctor

Did you know that Americans get more than 1 billion colds each year? A doctor finds out why people are sick. Learn more about doctors in The Doctor.

El maestro

El profesor es una persona en mi vecindario. ?Sab?as que la mayor?a de los maestros trabajan m?s de 10 horas cada d?a? Obtenga m?s informaci?n sobre los maestros.

Neighborhood safety

Young learners will learn neighborhood safety.

Camila the video star

A young girl named Camila enters a video contest in the hopes of winning and getting on TV. To win, she has to explain why her home city, Los Angeles, is her favorite place and what it means to her.

Ola shakes it up

Nine-year-old Ola and her family are the first black people to move into Walcott Corners, a stuffy, suburban Massachusetts community that Ola wishes were a little bit more like the lively old Roxbury neighborhood she sorely misses.

Take back the block

2022
"Sixth-grader Wes Henderson sets out to save the Oaks, the neighborhood where he's lived his whole life, from being sold to a real estate developer"--Provided by publisher.
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The tequila worm

Sofia finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties to her family in the barrio community of McAllen, Texas.
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Every dog in the neighborhood

2022
Louis and his eccentric Grandmother set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out about city hall's woefully inadequate record keeping.
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Bing, bop, bam

time to jam!
"This upbeat picture book--a companion to Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!--follows the nine children from the first book as they help plan a big, musical block party . . . features instruments from all around the world including the agogo, banjo, daegeum, djembe drums, double bass, erhu, maracas, piano, steel drums, and trumpet . . . illustrations depict the joy of dancing, playing music, and feasting with neighbors and friends"--Provided by publisher.
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