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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Good neighbors are considerate and respectful. They offer help when it's needed. Readers will find examples of these traits and more, written in a relatable style with achievable language. Whether it's cleaning up trash in the street or offering to carry a heavy bag for an older person, the actions of a good neighbor are many. Readers will be inspired reading everyday situations in which they can exhibit neighborly behavior. Colorful photographs complement...
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"The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that Susan needed. Eager to help her transplanted family set down roots in their new town -- and desperate for some kid-free conversation -- she invites her new neighbors to join in on a week-long sublet with her and her workaholic husband. Over the course of the first evening, liquor loosens inhibitions and lips. The three couples begin picking up on the others' marital tensions and work frustrations,...
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An innocent night of fun takes a shocking turn in Not That I Could Tell , the next page-turner from Jessica Strawser. When a group of neighborhood women gathers, wine in hand, around a fire pit where their backyards meet one Saturday night, most of them are just ecstatic to have discovered that their baby monitors reach that far. It's a rare kid-free night, and they're giddy with it. They drink too much, and the conversation turns personal. By Monday...
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"A CIA analyst with an empty nest, a broken marriage, and nothing to lose risks her life to crack an unsolvable case in this utterly gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know. 'Use the children' is a phrase picked up in a Chinese intelligence intercept, the one that convinced CIA analyst Beth Bradford to take on the case that would haunt her ever since. She will not rest until she tracks down The Neighbor, a highly...
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"Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type-he's been playing the same lottery numbers for fifteen years, never hitting the jackpot. Until now. On the day of his wife's funeral. Aidan struggles to cope with these two sudden extremes: instant wealth beyond his imagination, and the loss of the only woman he's ever loved, the mother of his twin children. But the money gives him and his kids options they didn't have before. They can leave everything behind....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A mother rabbit and her young bunny are on their way home in the dark night. The young bunny ponders the activities of his neighbors in their homes, he wonders about the sights, smells, and sounds coming from the neighbors going about their evening. When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed as he enjoys the comforts of nighttime in the city.
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"The new novel from Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot, about how sometimes we don't appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it's too late. "What a wonderful writer--smart, wise, funny." --Anne Lamott Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It's just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong? In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty...
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"Engage with the people in your community through 25 activities and projects designed to get you out into your neighborhood. Clean a neighbor's car, walk a dog, organize a block party, clean up the trash, and more. Discover great ways to make new friends and give back." --
11) My lovely wife
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2019.
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"Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored. We look like a normal couple. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with. We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive. Ours just happens to be getting away with murder."--
Millicent...
12) What's going on?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Josh slowly uncovers the mystery behind the unusual things he has discovered about his new next-door neighbor.
13) Those people
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2019.
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"From the author of the international bestseller Our House, a new novel of twisty domestic suspense asks, "Could you hate your neighbor enough to plot to kill him?" Lowland Way is the suburban dream. The houses are beautiful, the neighbors get along, and the kids play together on weekends. But when Darren and Jodie move into the house on the corner, they don't follow the rules. They blast music at all hours, begin an unsightly renovation, and run...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
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When thirteen-year-old Olivia is asked by her new neighbors to babysit their four kids for the weekend, she is a little apprehensive because their house is supposed to be haunted, but she also thinks it may be a way to win back her best friend who has started hanging out with the "in" girls.
15) Roll
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
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When Ren discovers his new neighbor Sutton is training Birmingham Roller Pigeons for a competition, they strike up friendship, just as Ren's best friend Aiden begins playing basketball with the popular kids.
16) Over the fence
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"When Carmen's wild toss sends the Hula-Hoop soaring over the fence, the twins don't know how to get it back. But then, as if by magic, their toys come sailing back over the fence. Soon after, there's a new neighbor poking her head over the Garcias' fence. Join in the fun as Carlos and Carmen neet their new neighbor"--Page 4 of cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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"In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a town named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases stealthily step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street. But lonely Ravani Foster witnesses their arrival and is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What are they hiding? And where are the adults?Yet amid this group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
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"You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, Lives of the Explorers reveals these fascinating adventurers...
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"On Christmas Eve, Maryanne and Nolan Adams tell their kids the story they most want to hear - how Mom and Dad met and fell in love. It all started when they were reporters on rival Seattle papers. . . Maryanne Simpson is working hard to make it as a journalist; it's not her fault that her father happens to own the newspaper. After rival columnist Nolan Adams writes an unflattering piece about her, she's furious. But Maryanne decides the tough, streetwise...