Books with title The New Neighborhood

From a master of suspense comes a chilling new novel that explores the dangers lurking closer than you think. Because even in the perfect family, you never know what is going on behind closed doors... This is what happened... It was a case guaranteed to spark a media feeding frenzy--a young mother, blond and pretty, disappears without a trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness and her handsome, secretive husband as the prime suspect. In the last six hours... But from the moment Detective Sergeant D. D. Warren arrives at the Joneses' snug little bungalow, she senses something off about the picture of wholesome normality the couple worked so hard to create. On the surface, Jason and Sandra Jones are like any other hardworking young couple raising a four-year-old child. But it is just under the surface that things grew murky. Of the world as I knew it...

Canadian Library Association Honour Book Red Cedar Book Award Nomination When the construction of monster houses alters Ivy's Vancouver neighborhood, she plans a defiant prank. When it backfires, she wonders if her life will ever be the same again. There Goes the Neighborhood deals not only with issues of race and cultural values, but also addresses how we cope with change.

Carter Williams and Dylan Kyle are two ordinary 12 year olds that have extraordinary adventures! As amateur detectives, the two boys solve mysteries in their quiet town of East Millersberg, using a combination of wit, determination, and cunning to follow clues to their answers. When a string of thefts disrupts the quiet neighborhood, Carter and Dylan are thrown into an investigation of the missing items. When their friend, Simon, is accused of stealing, the two boys are forced to discover what has happened, even if it means getting Simon into trouble. Neither Carter nor Dylan believes that he took anything that wasn't his, but how can they prove it? How can they solve this mystery, clear their friend's name, and find out the unlikely source behind all the problems?

In a book as beautiful as it is informative, author and nature artist Gordon Morrison reveals the diversity and abundance of life that can be found as nearby as your own backyard. As the seasons change, readers learn how the stories and life cycles of each of the plants and animal families in the neighborhood change too. Filled with lovely, detailed illustrations and overflowing with information, Nature in the Neighborhood invites readers to look closely and enjoy the beauty of nature all around them.

Noun Neighborhood introduces the definition of a noun as people, places, and things via a creative game of tag in Letter town. Children will easily recognize the familiar game of "Freeze Tag" and relate to each letter's attempt to think of a fitting word before being caught. The story also reinforces other early-reading skills, such as letter sounds and words that begin with certain letters.