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"As a child, Eliza Spalding Warren was taken hostage by Indians during a massacre in 1847. Now the young mother of two children, Eliza faces a different kind of dislocation; her husband wants to move, which will mean returning to the land of her captivity. Eliza must face her childhood trauma and find peace with what's left"--
2) Powerless
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Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel learns that his new friends have super powers that they will lose when they turn thirteen, unless he can use his brain power to protect them.
3) Moving house
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Joey and Chloe and their family are getting ready to move, their house decides it wants to go too.
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Sixteen-year old Jessie, still grieving over her mother's death, must move from Chicago to "The Valley," with a new stepfamily but no new friends until an anonymous fellow student emails and offers to help her navigate the school's treacherous social waters.
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English
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Lyrical, witty, moving and timely, To Fill a Yellow House is a story of community, friendship and the power of creativity and connection.
When Kwasi's family moves abruptly from one side of London to the other, Kwasi is both excited by the change-the new house is so big-and unsettled by his new school and the pressures placed upon him by his parents and many aunties. One place Kwasi finds refuge and inspiration is the Chest of Small Wonders, an eclectic...
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English
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Leaving home is hard when to you have to say goodbye to everyone you know. A boy and his sister experience moving day: saying goodbye to shopkeepers, friends, cousins; watching men in blue load the truck; giving a last glance around their rooms; and driving off to their new home.
8) Lily
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Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
c1994
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English
Description
Lily, a dog that likes everything in its place and the same activities every day, is scared and upset when moving men come and take everything away.
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Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 1
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English
Description
When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.
10) Abby's chairs
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Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
No matter what changes she makes, Abby's old chairs just don't look right in her new home until some friendly townspeople show her the value of a fresh perspective.
11) Partly cloudy
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Lightning couldn’t strike twice, could it? After a terrible year, Madalyn needs clear skies desperately. Moving in with her great-uncle, Papa Lobo, and switching to a new school is just the first step. It’s not all rainbows and sunshine, though. Madalyn discovers she’s the only Black girl in her class, and while most of her classmates are friendly, assumptions lead to some serious storms. Papa Lobo’s long-running feud...
12) First rain
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English
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When Abby moves with her family to Israel, where it does not rain all summer, she misses her grandmother and remembers the fun they used to have splashing in puddles together.
13) The doughnut fix
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Series
Doughnut fix volume 1
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English
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When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.
14) Into the river
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English
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Te Arepa always dreamed of what lies outside his village, and one day his dreams are finally realized when he is accepted into a boarding school far away.
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English
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"This book uses vivid picture scenes to describe a child's inner feelings during stressful (although not always bad) situations. Dragons roar, storms crash, and bats stare as different situations are resolved (or diminished) through small acts of connection by someone "on the outside.""--
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Violet Mackerel books volume 5
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new neighborhood, a girl who is both a worrier and a problem solver meets a possible very good friend next door.
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Otis Dooda volume 1
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English
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Otis Dooda moves to an apartment in New York City, where the boy who lives in the potted lobby plant curses Otis to break his bones.
19) Wonderland
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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When her mother uproots them again to another home and takes a job as housekeeper, ten-year-old Mavis is determined to find a best friend in Landry, Alabama, where the summer also holds the promise of friendship and change for a sad man, a stray dog, and a timid girl.
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Top secret diary of Celie Valentine volume 3
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Celie Valentine has moved to a new area and must adjust.
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