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21) The blue house
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
Both Leo and his father are angry and sad when their landlord says their old house will be torn down, but soon they find a way to make their new house feel like home.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.
23) Bruce's big move
Author
Series
Mother Bruce volume 3
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home"--
24) Wonderland
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When her mother uproots them again to another home and takes a job as housekeeper, ten-year-old Mavis is determined to find a best friend in Landry, Alabama, where the summer also holds the promise of friendship and change for a sad man, a stray dog, and a timid girl.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
221 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Klawde, the exiled ruler of the planet Lyttyrboks, and Raj, who just moved from Brooklyn to tiny Elba, Oregon, forge an unlikely friendship as they find their footing in a strange new world.
Author
Series
Violet Mackerel books volume 5
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new neighborhood, a girl who is both a worrier and a problem solver meets a possible very good friend next door.
27) Before I leave
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Leaving her best friend is difficult for a young hedgehog whose family is moving, but everyone assures her that things will be alright.
Author
Series
Captain Awesome volume 1
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
105 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he has a chance to bring out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year old Jessie, still grieving over her mother's death, must move from Chicago to "The Valley," with a new stepfamily but no new friends until an anonymous fellow student emails and offers to help her navigate the school's treacherous social waters.
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Dr. Georgia Young's wonderful life--great friends, family, and successful career--aren't enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, quitting her job as an optometrist, and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After 12-year-old Grace's mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she's never met. Then she discovers clues in a mysterious treasure hunt--one that will help her find her true home"--
Author
Series
Turtle of Oman volume 1
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.
33) Hound dog true
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Mattie, a shy fifth-grader, wants to hide out at her new school by acting as apprentice to her Uncle Potluck, the custodian, but her plan falls apart when she summons the courage to speak about what matters most and finds a true friend.
34) Home is a window
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A family learns what home really means when they leave their beloved house and move to another"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sugar, Dirt, Sweetie, Poppy, and their mother, Moosh, live in a crowded chicken house until Sugar ventures out and finds a new home with a bathtub, a large bed, and even a massage table.
37) The Water Castle
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Moving into an inherited mansion in Maine with their mother and stroke-afflicted father, three siblings uncover a mystery involving hidden passageways, family rivalries, and healing waters.
38) Lost and found
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old identical twins Jay and Ray have long resented that everyone treats them as one person, and so they hatch a plot to take advantage of a clerical error at their new school and pretend they are just one.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moving from Brooklyn to a rental house in the country strains the relationship between eleven-year-old identical twins Hannah and Anna Zimmer, a situation made worse by the ghost of a girl who is trapped in the house because of problems with her own sister eighty years before.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"When twelve-year-old GiGi and her big sister DiDi move to Long Island from South Carolina for GiGi to attend a fancy new private school, GiGi has a new recipe for success and makes new friends, but then discovers a family secret that turns her life upside-down"--
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