neighborhoods

Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Grandma Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, Angel and others paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless.

Join the pups of PAW Patrol to meet the different kinds of people working to make your community a great, safe place to be.

Two young girls, Kate and Berneetha, along with other members of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhood are brought together by a community garden that was started by the two girls, but fear they might loose their dreams when the building owner announces plans to build a parking garage.

Clair Taylor's neighbors are whippoorwills, the kind of people who don't mind filling their property with rusted car parts and broken furniture. When the neighbors add a sweet black dog named Wally to the junk pile, all chained up, Clair cannot look the other way. Surprisingly, neither can Danny Stewart, a boy whose family is dark with violence. Clair and Danny take it upon themselves to save Wally, and give everyone a second chance.

"Some days Nora Nolan thinks that she and her husband, Charlie, lead a charmed life--except when there's a crisis at work, a leak in the roof at home, or a problem with their twins at college. And why not? New York City was once Nora's dream destination, and her clannish dead-end block has become a safe harbor, a tranquil village amid the urban craziness. . . . Then one morning she returns from her run to discover that a terrible incident has shaken the neighborhood, . . . and the fault lines begin to open: on the block, at her job, especially in her marriage"--Provided by publisher.

"A tiny narwhal in a fishbowl discovers that sometimes the difference between staying home and a big adventure is a group of loving friends"--.

"An adventurous cat named Sam explores her neighborhood at night, and maps of all types reveal her journey, illuminating different points of view and the various spots Sam visits"--Provided by publisher.

Four short stories set in a hutong, or residential alleyway, of Beijing, China. Yu'er, her grandfather, and their eccentric neighbors experience the magic of everyday life.

Britt-Marie can't stand a mess, but when she walks out on her cheating husband, she has to fend for herself as a caretaker amidst children, locals, drunkards, and a handsome new policeman.

"Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home"--OCLC.