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The public place The public place Dimitrios I Roussopoulos 97 p. ; 21 cm OL11991153W
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
The Economies of Central City Neighborhoods The Economies of Central City Neighborhoods Zhongcai Zhang "In The Economies of Central-City Neighborhoods, Bingham and Zhang examine the location of industry employment in a variety of producer and consumer-oriented industries in relation to major neighborh… OL15303221W
Report on a thoroughfare plan for Boston Report on a thoroughfare plan for Boston Boston (Mass.). City Planning Board ...a comprehensive plan of main traffic arteries in Boston that would take care of present and future needs for a 25 year or more period; proposes ten major projects: 1) East Boston tunnel or bridge,… OL15690344W
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
The tequila worm The tequila worm Viola Canales Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties… OL15840361W
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
Mason Dixon Mason Dixon Claudia Mills Fourth-grader Mason struggles to enjoy playing basketball after his best friend persuades him to join a team, and learns that the dog-hating lady next door is not so bad after all. OL16517900W
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
Sidney & Sydney Sidney & Sydney Michele Jakubowski It is the first day of third grade and sassy Sydney and the new boy Sidney are not only neighbors, they are in the same class, so mix-ups are inevitable--but they soon find they share some common int… OL16704973W
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
It's a fiesta, Benjamin It's a fiesta, Benjamin Patricia Reilly Giff The neighborhood is planning a fiesta, but so many arguments erupt between relatives and friends that Benjamin decides that only he can save the fiesta. OL1817223W
See You Around, Sam! See You Around, Sam! Lois Lowry,Diane de Groat Sam Krupnik, mad at his mother because she won't let him wear his new plastic fangs in the house, decides to run away to Alaska. OL1846124W
This Is My Neighborhood This Is My Neighborhood Lisa Bullard,Holli Conger,Intuitive All About Me-Social studies begin with a sense of self in this unique series. Young children gain perspective on their immediate world, including family groups and neighbors. OL1928181W
Hermelin the detective mouse Hermelin the detective mouse Mini Grey A special little mouse who lives in the attic at 33 Offley Street uses his investigative talents anonymously to help solve mysteries on the street, but when his neighbors invite him to a thank-you pa… OL19983483W
The Berenstain Bears The Berenstain Bears Jan Berenstain In three separate stories, the Good Deed Scouts try to help Papa win the honey contest, help Mama with her errands, and help Widow McBear open a homeless shelter. OL21241904W
Lombardo's Law Lombardo's Law Ellen Wittlinger When the Lombardos arrive, Justine secretly hopes her new neighbor and classmate, Heather, will be a slightly off-center movie lover like herself. As it turns out, it’s Heather’s younger brother, Mik… OL24279W
Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend Amelia Bedelia Makes a Friend Herman Parish When her best friend moves out of the house next door, Amelia Bedelia wonders who the new neighbors will be. OL25428081W
Ola Shakes It Up Ola Shakes It Up Joanne Hyppolite Nine-year-old Ola and her family are the first black people to move into Walcott Corners, a stuffy, suburban Massachusetts community that Ola wishes were a little bit more like the lively old Roxbury… OL2669110W
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