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Rocky road Rocky road Rose Kent Fashion-loving twelve-year-old Tess moves with her deaf younger brother and impulsive single mother to Schenectady, New York, where they open an ice-cream shop and lead a campaign for urban renewal. OL14932884W
Willow and the Snow Day Dance Willow and the Snow Day Dance Denise Brennan-Nelson When Willow's family moves to a new home, she makes friends with all of the neighbors, even unsmiling Mr. Larch, through her letters inviting each to be as generous as she is. OL15537918W
Superheroes Superheroes Jimmy Gownley Amelia McBride faces more changes as her Aunt Tanner prepares to move away, new friend Trish hides a terrible secret, and super-hero-wannabe Reggie vows to destroy the evil Legion of Steves. OL15539336W
What comes after What comes after Steve Watkins When her veterinarian father dies, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight must move from Maine to North Carolina where her Aunt Sue spends Iris's small inheritance while abusing her physically and emotionally, … OL15988423W
Chrissa Chrissa Mary Casanova Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade class are decidedly unfriendly. On the advice of her grandmother, Chrissa tries first to be nice, an… OL16140227W
New beginnings New beginnings Laurie Halse Anderson "Meet Jules and Josh, the new twins in town! While Josh adapts quickly to Ambler, Jules accidentally makes an enemy of Maggie. Hoping a pet will help her feel better, Jules adopts the class rabbit, C… OL16471224W
Paradise Paradise Joanna Nadin When sixteen-year-old Billie Paradise unexpectedly inherits her grandmother's seaside house she gains not only the opportunity to move with her mother and half brother from their cramped London apart… OL16698750W
Violet Mackerel's personal space Violet Mackerel's personal space Anna Branford Violet finds a special way to cope with moving to a new home after Mama marries Vincent. OL16769146W
Words with wings Words with wings Nikki Grimes Gabby daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments, but when her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps tellin… OL17790855W
My invisible sister My invisible sister Beatrice Colin Ten-year-old Frank's thirteen-year-old sister Elizabeth, invisible since birth, continually causes trouble, forcing the family to move again and again, but Frank wants to stay put and decides to find… OL17899814W
Annabelle's big move Annabelle's big move Carla Golembe In two stories, a dog must adjust when her family moves to a new house and she makes new friends on a visit to the beach. OL1843527W
Fishing Fishing Diana Engel When Loretta moves to a new town, she misses her grandfather and the love of fishing they shared. OL1894706W
Bo at Iditarod Creek Bo at Iditarod Creek Kirkpatrick Hill Ever since five-year-old Bo can remember, she and her papas have lived in the little Alaskan mining town of Ballard Creek. Now the family must move upriver to Iditarod Creek for work at a new mine, a… OL19992455W
Life on hold Life on hold Karen McQuestion "Fifteen-year-old Rae Maddox's mom, Gina, is a big fan of fresh starts. Gina thinks of them as an adventure, but for Rae, each move is just one more friend lost, one more chance to feel like an outsi… OL23302485W
Night of the spadefoot toads Night of the spadefoot toads Bill Harley When his family moves from Tucson, Arizona to Massachusetts, fifth-grader Ben has a hard time leaving the desert he loves, but when he finds a kindred spirit in his science teacher and ends up trying… OL2989145W
Scooter Scooter Vera B. Williams A child's silver blue scooter helps her to adjust to her new home. OL3243593W
High on the hog High on the hog Kimberly Olson Fakih When Trapp's family plans to move from Iowa to New York City, she stays behind on her great-grandparents' farm for the summer and discovers some family secrets that make it easier for her to leave th… OL3455539W
The T.F. letters The T.F. letters Karen Ray Seven-year-old Alex starts to lose her baby teeth, begins a correspondence with the Tooth Fairy, and tries to accept the fact that her family is moving to a distant state. OL449227W
The New Girl (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #2) The New Girl (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #2) Meg Cabot There's a whole new set of rules to learn when you're the new girl! When you are starting at a brand-new school, you have to wear something good. Allie Finkle's starting her first day of school at … OL492743W
Belle Belle J. Elizabeth Mills Emmy has just moved from the country and had to leave her beloved horse behind, but Belle, an American quarter horse on which she takes riding lessons, helps her to get used to the noise and bustle o… OL5954461W
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