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Author
Series
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
"King of the Delawares, with a new preface by the author, provides a fascinating portrait of Teedyuscung, from his early years when he tried to bring white customs to the Delawares, through his long and ardent efforts to regain lands belonging to his people, and ending with his murder in 1763 by land-hungry settlers. Using a psychological/anthropological approach that he largely invented, Wallace clearly demonstrates the tragedy of the Delawares'...
3) Mole
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to moles that describes their anatomy, habitat, life cycle, and unique characteristics, and discusses how they find mates and threats to their future.
4) Swallow
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces swallows, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, food, hunting and migration habits, and predators.
5) Derailed
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
After he marries the love of his life, Harry Bentley's apartment feels cramped, especially since his teenage grandson lives with him. God seems to provide the perfect solution in a new home on Beecham Street with room for his family. But to pay the mortgage, Harry has to go back to work as a detective, receiving a bizarre undercover assignment that causes him to suspect his own son in a major crime. Each time Harry thinks he's following God's leading,...
6) Grounded
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grace Meredith is a beloved contemporary Christian recording artist whose life has hit unexpected turbulence. She feels grounded -- in more ways than one. Grace's fiancé, bothered by her outspoken stance on purity and her near-constant travel, has broken off their relationship. Exhausted and unable to continue her concert tour, Grace returns to her Chicago home and is soon stranded in a snowstorm. Facing questions about her future and faith, Grace...
7) Penny wise
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 3
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Introduces us to yet another family in "the neighborhood"--The Jaspers, busy with demanding jobs, busy with church, busy volunteering, parents of three active teenagers, juggling sometimes crazy schedules. All good things. Until all those "good things" fed into a series of crises that affects the whole family. Something's gotta change"!--Cover page [4].
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 4
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Greg Singer's job puts tremendous stress on his marriage with Nicole, who for the first time notices the handsome lawyer at the end of the block. When the recession hits Greg's industry, he thinks the crisis is merely an opportunity for God to bless him with unmatched prosperity, and he steps out in bold faith. But is he being "pound foolish"? Intersecting with Penny wise, (book three) Pound foolish returns us to Beecham Street, a typical American...
Author
Series
Neighbors of Lancaster County volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When an English and an Amish family become neighbors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, their lives are linked in unexpected ways through conflict, then friendship, and finally, love"--
10) Snowmageddon
Author
Series
Windy City neighbors volume 5
Publisher
Castle Rock Creative
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Snowmageddon takes us back into the Bentley household as Estelle crusades for a group home to move into the neighborhood in hopes that her mentally challenged son can become one of the residents. But the tenuous relationships the Bentleys have developed since they moved to the neighborhood, risk coming apart as opposition to the group home uncovers age-old prejudices and fears, as well as simmering tensions between the two Jewish and Iranian families....
Author
Series
Neighbors of Lancaster County volume 2
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Zane Beck and his Amish neighbor, Lila Lehman, have been best friends for years. When her father arranges for Lila to court an upstanding young Amish man, Zane impulsively enlists in the Army, following in his father's footsteps. With the gap between their worlds increasing, they both secretly long for a life together"--
12) Missing pieces
Author
Series
Hello neighbor volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Nicky Roth has always been a lonely kid. But that all changes when he and his family move to Raven Brooks and meet their eccentric neighbors, the Petersons. Nicky befriends the Petersons' son, Aaron, bonding over their talents for tinkering. Soon the boys are inseparable and using their skills to pull pranks on the townspeople. But something about Aaron bothers Nicky--people seem almost afraid of him and his family. Through snippets from Aaron and...
13) One House Over
Author
Series
Neighbors (Mary Monroe) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community--Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings. Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she's always wanted--and granted Odell a once-in-a-lifetime shot to escape grinding poverty. But all that respectability and status comes at a cost. Just once, Joyce and Odell want to break loose and taste life's wild side, without...
14) Buried secrets
Author
Series
Hello neighbor volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Nicky Roth should be happy--he's finally proven that his best friend, Aaron, and Aaron's younger sister, Mya, are missing. Better yet, the police are actually doing something: they've plastered the town with missing posters, and have organized weekend search parties for the kids. But Nicky can't seem to pry his eyes from the house across the street, especially after he sees a frantic SOS coming from Aaron's room in the Peterson house. After what...
15) Over the fence
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Alabama, 1937. Bootlegging was Milton and Yvonne Hamilton's ticket out of poverty, prison time, and plain bad luck. Seemingly-perfect couple Joyce and Odell Watson live in their new neighborhood, but when Milton learns Odell is hiding an outside family and dubious business dealings, it's the perfect recipe for a blackmail scheme that will help Milton hide his own dirty secrets. Yvonne, emboldened by her husband's new gravy train, delights in tormenting...
16) Waking nightmare
Author
Series
Hello neighbor volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
It's been four months since Nicky Roth has seen his best friend and neighbor, Aaron Peterson. Aaron's father, a reclusive theme park designer, told the town that Aaron and his sister Mya are living with a relative far away, but Nicky can't seem to accept it. Plagued by terrifying nightmares of robotic mannequins, rotting theme parks, and a dark basement, Nicky teams up with his friends from school to find out what really happened to Aaron and Mya....
17) Across the way
Author
Series
Neighbors (Mary Monroe) volume 3
Publisher
Dafina Books, Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When good-time couple Milton and Yvonne Hamilton moved one house over from the respectable-but-restless Odell and Joyce Watson, it was a fast friendship of shared secrets--and secret jealousies and betrayals. Their alliance was bound to crash and burn, but the Hamiltons won't quite let the flame die out, even after scandalous accusations get them arrested. Odell would do anything to be free of his bootlegging, blackmailing, money extorting neighbors...
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