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1	Seedfolks more books like this by Paul Fleischman Thirteen interlinked stories tell of how a group of individuals transform an inner-city vacant lot into a flourishing garden. Through their work in the garden, the neighbors-- most of whom had never even spoken to each other before--begin to see each other as individuals (and friends) rather than as ethnic stereotypes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood: Ten Ways to Get Your Family on the Right Nutritional Track more books like this by Dr. William Sears, M.D, James Sears, M.D., Martha Sears, R.N. America's foremost childcare experts present a practical, appetizing, easy-to-follow eating plan for shaping children's tastes and metabolisms toward optimal health. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $6.16! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood more books like this by David Simon, Edward Burns A yearlong portrait of everyday lives that intersect at the corner of West Fayette and Monroe streets, a notoriously crime-ridden intersection in Baltimore. Through the lens of one family in an inner-city neighborhood, this incisive piece of investigative journalism has much to say about hope and hopelessness on an individual and group level. The ... see all copies from $6.75! new only from $9.79! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-And-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood more books like this by Michael Walker A veteran journalist tells the inside story of the Laurel Canyon music scene of the '60s and '70s, an unprecedented gathering of some of the baby boom's leading musical lights who forever changed the way popular music is recorded, marketed, and consumed. see all copies from $8.08! new only from $8.08! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Boy Next Door more books like this by Meg Cabot A gossip columnist in New York meets a man she knows she can love--unless it turns out that he's too good to be true. This first adult novel by the author of the young-adult Princess Diaries series is told entirely in email. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
6	See You Around, Sam! more books like this by Lois Lowry, Diane de Groat (Illustrator) Sam Krupnik decides to run away from home because his mother won't let him wear his plastic vampire fangs in the house. Destined for Alaska, where he figures that fangs, like tusks, are a common enough sight, Sam travels through the neighborhood saying goodbye to all his friends. Will the young boy really make it to Alaska? Illustrated with b&w ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Lyle Lyle Crocodile more books like this by Bernard Waber This sequel to THE HOUSE ON EAST 88TH STREET finds Lyle the friendly crocodile happily ensconced in the Primm family's comfortable Upper East Side brownstone. Everyone in the neighborhood loves Lyle--everyone, that is, except for grouchy Mr. Grumps and his high-strung cat, Loretta. Although Lyle tries hard to win Loretta's friendship, everything ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Expanded Edition more books like this by Jay MacLeod This expanded edition of Jay MacLeods landmark study adds three new chapters that follow the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers into adulthood. Eight years later the author returns to Clarendon Heights housing project to find the members of both gangs struggling in the labor market or on the streets. Caught in the web of urban industrial decline, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.60!
9	Rorey's Secret more books like this by Leisha Kelly The Worthams and Hammonds are as close as two families could be, sharing almost everything on their Depression-era Illinois farms. So when a raging fire breaks out and threatens to destroy the Hammond farm, both families are affected by the tragedy. But how did the fire start? Several of the kids know the truth, but no one is talking. As the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Baby Einstein Neighborhood Animals more books like this by Julie Aigner-Clark, Nadeem Zaidi (Illustrator), Baby Einstein Children will discover the exciting world of their own backyard in this introduction to familiar animals, from cats and dogs to frogs and bugs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
11 view cover	Katie's Dream more books like this by Leisha Kelly Praise for "Julia's Hope": "The writing is beautifully descriptive without being overdone. Overall, Kelly's smooth voice and well-crafted writing keep the pages turning." - "Publishers Weekly". Praise for Emma's "Gift": "Kelly's second novel features a gritty, authentic realism as well as a haunting, beautiful mood that enables readers to feel the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Emma's Gift more books like this by Leisha Kelly In Leisha Kelly's well-received novel, Julia's Hope, Samuel and Julia Wortham and their two children charmed readers as they found shelter in the home-and heart-of a grandmotherly woman named Emma Graham. Now, in Emma's Gift, the Wortham family is struck down by the deaths of two close friends, including their neighbor Wilametta Hammond, just days ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Second Edition with a New Foreword by Joe Feagin more books like this by Jay MacLeod }With the original 1987 publication of Ain't No Makin' It Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the "Brothers" and "Hallway Hangers." Their story of poverty, race, and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod's return eight years later, and the resulting 1995 revision, revealed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.72!
14 view cover	Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard Into a Garden and Your Neighborhood Into a Community more books like this by H C Flores, Jackie Holmstrom (Illustrator), Toby Hemenway (Foreword by) "Food Not Lawns' combines practical wisdom on ecological design and community-building with a fresh, green perspective on an age-old subject. Activist and urban gardener Heather Flores shares her nine-step permaculture design to help farmsteaders and city dwellers alike build fertile soil, promote biodiversity, and increase natural habitat in ... see all copies from $14.60! new only from $17.91! \| signed copies \| SVS
15	A City of Strangers more books like this by Robert Barnard, BSC Jack Phelan, a thoroughly unpleasant fellow, is father to a nasty brood of children. The Phelans enjoy causing trouble, which they do when they inquire about moving to a new neighborhood. The neighbors will do anything to keep them out--perhaps even commit murder if that's what is required.... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith more books like this by Professor Diana Butler Bass Named one of "Publishers Weeklys" Best Religion Books of 2006, this firsthand account explores the grassroots phenomenon of church life today, showing how neighborhood churches are not only surviving but thriving. see all copies from $5.41! new only from $8.06! \| SVS
17 view cover	Rao's Recipes from the Neighborhood: Frank Pelligrino Cooks Italian with Family and Friends more books like this by Frank Pellegrino, Mimi Sheraton (Foreword by) The author of the classic "The Rao's Cookbook" delivers more than 100 classicItalian recipes from his very own kitchen. see all copies from $11.90! new only from $11.90! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Streetwise: Race, Class, and Change in an Urban Community more books like this by Elijah Anderson In a powerful, revealing portrait of city life, Anderson explores the dilemma of both blacks and whites, the underclass and the middle class, caught up in the new struggle not only for common ground--prime real estate in a racially changing neighborhood--but for shared moral community. Blacks and whites from a variety of backgrounds speak candidly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle more books like this by Stewart Wolpin This book presents the rules and descriptions of nearly 200 poker games. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Neighborhood Mother Goose more books like this by Nina Crews (Selected by) Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there's a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it's Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop a cupcake), Georgie Porgie kissing the girls (at the ... see all copies from $4.08! new only from $9.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	America's Neighborhood Bats: Understanding and Learning to Live in Harmony with Them more books like this by Merlin D Tuttle Since its publication in 1988, America's Neighborhood Bats has changed the way we look at bats by underscoring their harmless and beneficial nature. In this revised edition, Merlin D. Tuttle, founder and science director of Bat Conservation International in Austin, Texas, offers bat aficionados the most up-to-date bat facts, including a wealth of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Ruby Lu, Brave and True more books like this by Lenore Look, Anne Wilsdorf (Illustrator) Most days the best thing about being Ruby is "everything," Like when she's the star of her own backyard magic show. Or when she gives a talk at the school safety assembly on the benefits of reflective tape. Or when she rides the No. 3 bus all the way to Chinatown to visit GungGung and PohPoh. And then there are the days when it's very hard to be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	Curious George's Neighborhood more books like this by Martha Weston (Illustrator), Madeleine Budnick (Designed by) This oversized board book features more than 50 flaps to keep little hands and minds busy. With vibrant art and new surprises on every page, this book encourages little ones to be curious like George as he takes them on a tour of his neighborhood. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.41! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn more books like this by Professor Kenneth T Jackson (Introduction by), Professor John B Manbeck (Editor) Brooklyn -- famed for its bridge, its long-departed Dodgers, its Botanic Garden, and its accent -- is the most populous borough in New York City and arguably the most colorful. Its many neigborhoods boast diverse and shifting ethnic enclaves, an abundance of architectural styles, and an amazing number of churches and festivals. Generously ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $14.19! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Neighborhood Odes more books like this by Gary Soto Award-winning poet Gary Soto and Caldecott winner David Diaz turn their eyes on the world of kids. From family pictures to pinatas, from the "gato "with a meow like a rusty latch to Fourth of July fireworks, the startling and often overlooked moments that define childhood are vividly brought to life by these two acclaimed talents. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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