Lin, Grace
Summary: "Alice can go anywhere in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure. But at the end of her imaginative journey, she yearns for the place she loves best of all."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LINWellins, Candy
Summary: Mabel's new living situation now that her parents have split has her feeling topsy-turvy, but a weekend caring for the class pet helps her realize that having two homes is not such a bad thing after all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2022
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Summary: When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC MAGCollins, Ross
Summary: The tables have turned in this hilarious follow-up to There's a Bear on My Chair. But this time it's Bear who has an unwelcome guest, and this mouse just won't leave! He's making a real commotion in Bear's house--eating all the food, listening to loud music, and even spilling bathwater all over the floor! But when there's an unexpected knock at the door, will Bear decide that visitors aren't so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2021
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Summary: Dog travels the world looking for the perfect place to live, meeting dogs of many breeds before finally returning to Washington, D.C., where he learns of a special family seeking a pet to live in their big, white house.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEWBanks, Kate
Summary: After his owner dies, a cat wanders across the countryside of France, unable to forget the home he had in the stone house by the edge of the sea.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Foster Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BANFrey, Tricia
Summary: Sheldon-a sweet-natured dog with one eye colored blue, one colored brown, and a patch of dark fur in the shape of a heart-finds himself alone in the cold, white wilderness. So begins Sheldon's journey in search of his true home. Along the way, Sheldon discovers many friends in nature who help guide him and some barnyard pals who want to share their barn with him. He also learns that someone is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 0000
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FREKheiriyeh, Rashin
Summary: "It's Rashin's first day of school in America! Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books! And the kids' families are from all over! The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat! What will the other kids say? Open this book to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG KHESylvester, Natalia
Summary: "When Abuela comes to visit from Peru, she brings a suitcase full of treasures and her granddaughter learns that home is not just a place, but the love between family no matter the distance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SYLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SYLCousins, Lucy
Summary: "Bee, Ladybug, Beetle, and Dragonfly are looking for somewhere to live. And each has a different want: Bee loves flowers, Ladybug prefers leaves, Beetle is fond of dead wood, and Dragonfly likes ponds. But every time they find what seems like the perfectspot--with beautiful flowers, a tiny pond, some dead wood, or gorgeous green leaves--they discover it's underfoot, near traffic, or otherwise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COUEdwards, Julie
Summary: Longing for a place of her own, a ten-year-old orphan creates a secret home in a deserted cottage in the village of St. Martin's Green.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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Summary: It's Rashin's first day of school in America. Everything is a different shape than what she's used to: from the foods on her breakfast plate to the letters in the books. And the kids' families are from all over. The new teacher asks each child to imagine the shape of home on a map. Rashin knows right away what she'll say: Iran looks like a cat. What will the other kids say?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD KHEKronzer, Nicole
Summary: To save their home, Finn's theater-loving family puts on an immersive, historical play, but Finn struggles with remembering lines and is simultaneously trying to connect with his crush and deal with his long-time rival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KRORespicio, Mae
Summary: Longing for an escape from her extended Filipino family, Lou plans to build a tiny house on land she inherited from her father, but difficulties quickly arise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2018
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Summary: When Little Dumpling accidentally rolls away from her family's tent at a Dumpling Fest, she is surprised to discover that there are lots of different ways to be a dumpling! As she tries to find her way back to her home, she meets and makes friends with dumplings from all over the world, taking delight in their similarities and differences, and developing a new taste...for adventure! Young...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sunbird Books 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROKingsbury, Karen
Summary: "When Dr. Baxter tells the family that they will be moving from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Bloomington, Indiana, the five Baxter children, ages six to thirteen, are sure that their lives and home will never be the same. But they find that being together with the ones you love is the most important part of home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: "After Lester is adopted from his foster home by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can't fall asleep in his new bed. What will it take to make Lester feel home at last?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WILBagley, Jessixa
Summary: Vincent lives on a cargo ship. His paws have never touched land. He spends his days chasing seagulls and eating fresh fish, and at night he stares at the stars that chart his ship's course.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAGSummary: "Meet the Heelers - there's Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli! Learn all about the family, explore their home and discover the games they like to play"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD BLUSigwarth, Lydia M.
Summary: When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma's house to Aunt Linda's house to Cousin Alice's house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed. Lydia's mom took her to a new place ? not a house, but a big building with stone columns, and tall, tall steps. The library. In the library, Lydia found her special spot across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Summary: A young Black girl, with the help of her Mama and Granny, learns that home isn't just a place but rather a reflection of people who support and love one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILPorter, MacKenzie
Summary: "So if you ride to the corner, to the mountains, the sea, there's not a place in this world that I won't be. Wherever you travel and wherever you roam, just know, my sweet child, you will always be home. Home begins as a parent's arms, and as the child in this story grows up, home then has grass, and sky, and a street that doesn't end. The parent in this story reassures their child that they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PORCole, Henry
Summary: Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC COLWagner, Veronica
Summary: Elsa and her sister take off for a royal visit to three neighboring kingdoms. There they are treated to warm weather and year-round flowers, wild creatures including sloths, and frosty lemonade. But even though these kingdoms are amazing, the sisters find that they are happiest in their own home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Phoenix International Publications inc. 2015