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Long Tail Kitty Long Tail Kitty Lark Pien Long Tail Kitty shows his house, street, neighborhood, and the town where he lives. OL13623386W
Neighbors Neighbors Thomas Berger The adventures of Earl Keese, a pudgy homeowner living on a dead-end road in the country. A younger couple moves in next door and begins to harass Earl in a fashion that is by turns sinister and fetc… OL137296W
Grandpa's corner store Grandpa's corner store DyAnne DiSalvo Grandfather's corner grocery business is threatened by a new supermarket, but his granddaughter, Lucy, organizes the neighbors to convince him to stay. OL14855773W
Foro Publico POR ARTE DE BARRRIO Foro Publico POR ARTE DE BARRRIO Torres Tovar, Carlos Alberto El propósito de este documento de memorias del Foro Público Por Arte de Barrio: Mejoramiento Integral de Barrios en Bogotá, es posicionar el tema a partir de las experiencias de quienes participaron … OL15002524W
Look Look Michael Grejniec Bored with being sick in bed, a child looks out his window and finds the street full of interesting people and activities. OL151454W
Young professionals and city neighborhoods Young professionals and city neighborhoods Parkman Center ...presents issues that emerge from recent new migration of young professionals to and from cities; discusses reasons for their choice and their feelings about city life; emphasis is on Boston neighb… OL15691418W
New neighborhoods: preliminary analyses of potential sites New neighborhoods: preliminary analyses of potential sites Boston Redevelopment Authority ...a compendium of studies of twelve sites throughout the city having potential for residential development; includes data on specific parcels in various neighborhoods: acreage, size of existing buil… OL15925984W
The yippy, yappy Yorkie in a green doggy sweater The yippy, yappy Yorkie in a green doggy sweater Debbie Macomber What happens when you combine: A girl named Ellen who has just moved to a new neighborhood; A yippy, yappy Yorkie named Baxter who disappears from Ellen’s new yard; And a new neighborhood that doe… OL16484316W
Boston's big picture: a strategy for business and industrial growth: summary Boston's big picture: a strategy for business and industrial growth: summary Boston (Mass.). Economic Development and Industrial Corporation ...overview of Boston's industrial development and initiative for setting aside land for industrial purposes; for each neighborhood gives profile of the manufacturing sector, lists name, address, typ… OL16525091W
When she was gone When she was gone Gwendolen Gross Just before she’s supposed to start her freshman year at college, Linsey Hart goes missing. Her absence rocks the insular commuter community, whose hypocritical residents publicly wonder how such a t… OL16672941W
Squeak! rumble! whomp! whomp! whomp! Squeak! rumble! whomp! whomp! whomp! Wynton Marsalis,Paul Rogers "Takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood"-- OL16698752W
All through my town All through my town Jean Reidy Illustrations and simple, rhyming text take the reader on a tour around town. OL16704653W
Under the Egg Under the Egg Laura Marx Fitzgerald When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather’s painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That’s great news for Theo, who… OL17332151W
On Sal Mal Lane On Sal Mal Lane Ru Freeman "Set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war, Ru Freeman's epic novel explores the lives of the diverse families that live on Sal Mal Lane and the heartbreaking ways this once harmonious com… OL17582096W
On such a full sea On such a full sea Chang-rae Lee "From the beloved award-winning author of Native Speaker and The Surrendered, a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman's legendary quest in a shocking, future America. On Such a Full… OL17767754W
Secrets in the sand Secrets in the sand Jane Retallick "When Sarah Daniels moves to a sleepy Cornish village her neighbour, local handyman and champion surfer, Ben Trelawny is intrigued. He falls in love with her stunning looks and quirky ways - but who … OL17924736W
I got community I got community Melrose Cooper A young girl describes, in rhyming verse, how members of her community make her feel loved. OL1854135W
The streets of Paris The streets of Paris Susan Cahill "From the author of Hidden Gardens of Paris, The Streets of Paris is Susan Cahill's wonderfully unique guide to present-day Paris following in the footsteps of famous Parisians through the last 800 y… OL19713202W
Arboria Park Arboria Park Katherine Tyler Wall "Stacy Halloran has lived most of her life in 1950s-era housing development Arboria Park. But her beloved neighborhood may not survive much longer. Despite her parents' entreaties to "stay in the yar… OL19714755W
Hoochie mama Hoochie mama Erika Lopez "Fresh from prison, Tomato "Mad Dog" Rodriguez returns to find her once-bohemian Mission neighborhood overrun by Latte People trading stocks on cell phones while careening down sidewalks in their For… OL1974384W
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