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The divide The divide Michael Bédard Unhappy when her family firstmoves out to the plains of Nebraska, the young Willa Cather comes to appreciate the beauty of her new home. OL11287008W
The barn burner The barn burner Patricia Willis In 1933 while running from a bad situation at home and suspected of having set fire to a barn, fourteen-year-old Ross finds haven with a loving family which helps him make an important decision. OL116169W
House lust House lust Daniel F McGinn In House Lust, Newsweek's Daniel McGinn travels the country to explore the roots of this mania. Even as the real estate boom has turned to bust, Americans remain obsessed with houses--many of us are … OL12103618W
The unbounded home The unbounded home Lee Anne Fennell The Unbounded Home grapples with a core modern reality — that the value and meaning of a home extend beyond its property lines to schools, shops, parks, services, neighbors, neighborhood aesthetics, … OL13317438W
A compromise A compromise Nancy E. Haigh A Compromise, is a collection of original poems, presented in various poetic shapes and structures, including: Concrete, Four Word, Haiku, Limerick, Pantoum, Quatrain variations, Rondeau, Double Rond… OL13392034W
Ned's new home Ned's new home Kevin Tseng A worm tries out a variety of new homes when the apple he has been living in starts to rot, but none--from a lemon to a watermelon--is satisfactory. OL13623383W
A home album A home album Peter Roop Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of continuity and change in homes and home life in the United States, including such topics as types of homes, house work, playing, ba… OL15022690W
Wing nut Wing nut Mary Jane Auch When twelve-year-old Grady and his mother relocate yet again, they find work taking care of an elderly man, who teaches Grady about cars, birds, and what it means to have a home. OL15043373W
Felix takes the stage Felix takes the stage Kathryn Lasky Having been discovered, a family of poisonous but friendly brown recluse spiders must flee their cozy home in a symphony hall and go searching for a new place to live. OL15071131W
A Wind in the willows Christmas A Wind in the willows Christmas Kenneth Grahame With the help of his good friend Rat, Mole returns to his old home and shares a wonderful Christmas celebration with former friends. OL15327584W
Bear at home = Bear at home = Stella Blackstone Find the house key and take a tour of Bear's house to see the kitchen, dining room, playroom, living room, study, bathroom, and bedroom. OL15615988W
Where is Gola's Home? Where is Gola's Home? Chitra Soundar,Chitra Soundar. At one time, yaks had no home of their own. But Gola the yak wants a home — where he will have food to eat, water to drink and be happy. His friend Muri the eagle takes him to the sea, the forest, th… OL15845930W
Home sweet home Home sweet home Nancy Parent "Kanga shows Roo that his home is truly the best home of all"--P. [4] cover. OL16026017W
Home to me Home to me Stephen Alcorn,Lee Bennett Hopkins A collection of fifteen poems by various authors about home, whether it is on a boat, in a trailer park, on a reservation, or in a small town. OL16051256W
Spot's little book of fun at home Spot's little book of fun at home Eric Hill "Have fun with Spot as he plays at home in this little book full of surprises!" OL16054936W
Through the children's gate Through the children's gate Adam Gopnik Following Gopnik's Paris to the Moon, the adventure continues against the panorama of another storied city. Autumn, 2000: the Gopnik family moves back to a New York that seems, at first, safer and sh… OL16064121W
House of stone House of stone Anthony Shadid "In 2006, Shadid, an Arab-American raised in Oklahoma, was covering Israel's attack on Lebanon when he heard that an Israeli rocket had crashed into the house his great-grandfather built, his family'… OL16176084W
Goyangi means cat Goyangi means cat Christine McDonnell An understanding cat helps a young Korean girl adjust to her new home in America. OL16211699W
The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame The adventures of four amiable animals, Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger, along a river in the English countryside. OL16312108W
A place to call home A place to call home Alexis Deacon Seven hamster brothers, having outgrown their hole, begin an adventure-filled quest that takes them across seas and deserts, up a mountain, and through a labyrinth as they seek a new home. OL16358618W
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