Spinelli, Eileen
Summary: An anonymous valentine changes the life of the unsociable Mr. Hatch, turning him into a laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: Soon after her beloved grandmother's death, Trisha's family moves to a diverse California neighborhood where she meets Stewart and his grandmother, Miss Eula, who brings people together to help a grieving neighbor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POLPathak, Jay
Summary: "What if Jesus meant that we should love our actual neighbors? When Jesus was asked to sum up everything into one command, he said to love God with everything we have and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Most of us have turned this simple idea of loving our neighbors into a nice saying, putting it on bumper stickers and refrigerator magnets and then going on with our lives without actually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baker Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248 PATMora, Oge
Summary: When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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Summary: Eric wants to find out about the old man who has moved in next door, so he and the other Cul-de-sac Kids decide to pay him a Christmas visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers 1995
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC LEWSummary: Hakumei and Mikochi--roommates who are both just 3.5 inches tall and live together in a tiny forest house in a tree--spend their days exploring nature and visiting with their neighbors, big and small.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME HAKKlise, Kate.
Summary: Larry does not like it when his loud, flashy grandmother comes to visit, especially when she talks about taking him to Tanzania or the South Seas one day, but after a huge summer storm damages their home and valley, he sees another side of Grammy Lamby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KLILawson, Sue
Summary: "On Mavin Road, there's no time for hellos or chats--until a lonely and mysterious cookie maker's gifts bring everyone together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAWLevine, Amy-Jill
Summary: Blues and Yellows just don't mix, and that's how it's always been. No one remembers why. But then comes the day Midnight Blue takes a tumble along the road. His friends Navy and Powder Blue don't even stop to help! It's only when a Yellow comes along that everything changes--forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flyaway Books 2019
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Summary: A curious little boy explores his neighborhood, finding out what is new with his friends and neighbors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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Summary: ¡Todos en el vecindario sueñan con probar el delicioso guiso de Omu! Uno por uno, siguen sus narices hacia el delicioso aroma. Y uno por uno, Omu ofrece una porción de su comida. Pronto la olla está vacía. ¿Ha sido tan generosa que ya no le queda nada?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORLim, Emily
Summary: When Benji receives an origami book, he tries hard to fold the paper animals. But he fails to get them right and gives up - until his new neighbour Yumi shows him a surprising way to look at his creations. Their special friendship unfolds in a delightful story that readers will enjoy again and again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AFCC Publications 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Set Japanese Lim-Leh 2016Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner.
Summary: Pooh has nothing to do so he decides to help each of his friends and his day turns into something special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1999
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE DISChristelow, Eileen.
Summary: Cantankerous Ezra keeps rebuffing his nosy neighbor Old Betty when she tries to give him advice on how to survive the cold winter nights, until she finally discovers that his five dogs are his private source for warmth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: FIC CHRHunt, Lynda Mullaly
Summary: Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2019
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Summary: Best friends Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, find three opportunities to be neighborly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple LewisRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: When Mr. Putter cannot sleep after eating too many of Mrs. Teaberry's pineapple jelly rolls, he and Tabby take a moonlit stroll that ends with the perfect neighborly gathering.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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Summary: Mr. Putter's neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, decides that they should join a band, but finding the right one isn't as easy as it sounds--for them or their pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1998
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Contents: A beginning -- A longing for community -- Heroic humility -- A ready mercy -- A wider welcome -- The act of caring -- Living for others -- A note about Saint Benedict.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 BENKeller, Laurie.
Summary: Mr. Rabbit wonders if he will be able to get along with his new neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the golden rule.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KELLevine, Kristin (Kristin Sims)
Summary: In a small town near Chicago in 1953, twelve-year-old Tommy faces escalating problems at home, among his Catholic school friends, and with the threat of a communist living nearby, but taking over his hospitalized sister's paper route introduces him to neighbors who he comes to rely on for help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEVSchwartz, Corey Rosen
Summary: "A bundled-up turkey gives away pieces of its own winter clothing to chilly animal friends"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SCHRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: Annie wants to fill every chair in her house's dining room for Thanksgiving dinner, and asks her friend Henry's help in thinking of people to invite.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2011
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLSmith, Emily
Summary: "Loving your neighbor isn't just a nice idea--it's one of Jesus's most important commands. Dr. Emily Smith will transform your understanding of this instruction and help you live it out in practical, everyday ways.In recent years, disparities and inequities have come to wider attention--including in the church--that were created by years of oppression, suppression, worldviews, ideologies,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan Books 2023