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1) Rain!
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English
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As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 10
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After a new boy moves in next door, Hannah wonders if she's being haunted by a ghost next door.
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English
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Someone is building a large, fancy house down the street from the Aldens'—a house shielded by a tall stone wall. The only way to approach the house is through an iron gate decorated with huge black widow spiders! Benny is certain the new neighbors must be hiding something . . . but what could it be? The Boxcar Children are determined to investigate.?
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He Falls First Romance
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Fake Relationship Romance Trope
He Falls First Romance
NYT - Young Adult Paperback
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Michael, to whom Liz Buxbaum gave her heart long ago, has returned but to get his attention and, perhaps, a prom date she must scheme with her nemesis Wes, her next-door neighbor.
Liz Buxbaum's crush Michael never really saw her before he moved away. Now he is back in town, and Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar, and maybe snag him as a prom date. Attractive next-door neighbor Wes Bennet might seem like a prime candidate for romantic...
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English
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Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life ... if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
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English
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Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she uncovers Henri's less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. Henri agrees, seeing a potential upside for himself. Soon what...
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English
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Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. An old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. When a new family--with a particularly annoying girl his age named Oak--moves into the neighboring house, they cut the tree down. As Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. But they soon discover a series of mysterious, possibly magical, connections...
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Series
Vanderbeekers volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--
13) Bunny built
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
LaRue is the handiest rabbit in Westmore Oaks, and when he grows an enormous carrot, he uses it to help his neighbors.
14) Faraway friends
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Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Sheldon's best friend has moved away, possibly to Jupiter, so Sheldon and his dog, Space Cadet Jet, build a spaceship to go for a visit but things go awry until they spy an alien life form, ready to help.
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Series
Mother Bruce volume 5
Publisher
Disney Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Grumpy Bruce the bear does not like neighbors, but is forced to help when a big storm draws them all to his home.
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Series
Zara's rules volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old (nearly eleven) Zara's nickname is "Queen of the Neighborhood" because she organizes the other children (even the older ones), sets the rules, and generally makes sure everyone has fun; but now another ten-year-old, Naomi, has moved in across the street and she has her own ideas about fun games, and suddenly the other kids (even Zara's younger brother Zayd) are listening to Naomi--if she is going to retain her influence Zara needs to...
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Series
Critter Club volume 19
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Liz has been assigned a class project that's perfect for her. She has to create a diorama of an animal habitat! Art plus animals? What could be better? Well, things could be better if Liz's new neighbor and classmate was a little nicer to her ... and a little less nosy!"--Jacket flap.
18) Following Baxter
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Professor Reese moves in next door, eleven-year-old Jordie enjoys helping her new neighbor take care of her dog and assisting in her laboratory, but she is not sure what to do when the professor goes missing.
20) Just Grace
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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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.
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