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Author
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Silent Wife, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman's seemingly good fortune, and another woman's mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception. Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive--and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating. EMMA Reeling...
3) Piranesi
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
A hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels. Poor Hermit Crab! He's outgrown his snug little shell and has to find a new home. And he does, with help from some friends who make the move less scary. Children facing change in their own lives will relate to Hermit Crab's story-and learn a lot about the fascinating world of marine life along the...
5) Gatekeepers
Author
Series
Dreamhouse Kings volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Language
English
Description
With their mother still missing after going through a Civil War time portal in their spooky house, and their father in jail under a false accusation, Xander, David, and their younger sister continue to try to bring their mother back, now with the help of an old relative who has turned up unexpectedly.
7) Whirlwind
Author
Series
Dreamhouse Kings volume 5
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 640L
Language
English
Description
To save the world from destruction, rescue their kidnapped mother, and battle the evil Taksidian, the King siblings try to control the mysterious portals in their house that send them to different time periods.
8) Frenzy
Author
Series
Dreamhouse Kings volume 6
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Language
English
Description
When Xander travels through the portals in the King's strange house to visit Uncle Jesse as a boy, he learns that David has died and determines to do whatever it takes, and visit as many worlds as necessary, to change the future.
10) Far and away
Author
Series
Godmothers volume 7
Language
English
Description
All three of the Godmothers novellas together for the very first time! Old friends reunite for an adventure unlike any they've faced before in the latest novel by beloved storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels. As Sophie De Luca has learned, many things really are better the second time around, whether that's a wonderful year of marriage with Goebel, her sweet second husband, or strengthening her bonds with childhood...
12) Home place
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 840L
Language
English
Description
While out hiking, a family comes upon the site of an old house and finds some clues about the people that once lived there.
13) Home, Sweet home
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the cool and damp bucket he was living in gets thrown away, Frog tries to find another compatible home.
14) Homeplace
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Description
A grandmother and grandchild trace their family history and the growth of their home from a log cabin to a large farmhouse.
15) Home
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Lexile measure
AD 270L
Language
English
Description
A whimsical tribute to the myriad possibilities of home depicts homes in different real-world environments as well as fantastical settings.
16) Blackbird House
Author
Language
English
Description
Presents a series of interlinking stories that capture the lives and fortunes of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over the course of two centuries.
Author
Language
English
Description
"For ambitious, troubled architect Ray Jackson, the nightmare begins when his wife disappears. No phone call, no ransom note, no body, reveals whether Leigh is dead or alive. Then a woman shows up demanding answers: Kat, an old friend of Leigh's. Suspected by her and by the police, Ray launches a desperate search of his own. Using a collection of keys to homes he and his mother once lived in, Ray quietly yet boldly enters each house, one by one, hoping...
18) Still life
Author
Series
Books of Elsewhere volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"An old magic resurfaces in twelve-year-old Olive's house, and in order to save herself, those she loves, and all of Elsewhere, she must uncover the complex history of this eerie, painted world, its magical origins, and its creator"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 670L
Language
English
Description
While the library that Sam and his adventurous friend Sarah live in is being renovated, the two mice try to make new homes for themselves in the attic, constructing everything from a yurt to a geodesic dome. Includes photographs of real house styles discussed and a brief glossary of terms.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 420L
Language
English
Description
When Rabbit and Hedgehog bring home a newly-hatched dragon they all have a wonderful time together, but soon the dragon baby grows too big for their house.