This booklist was contributed by Appleton Public Library Children's Services Staff, 6/08
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The Cobble Street Cousins(2000)
Iggie's House(1970)When a black family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.
Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop(2004)His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns his attention to trying to save it.
Neighborhood Odes(1992)Twenty-one poems about growing up in an Hispanic neighborhood, highlighting the delights in such everyday items as sprinklers, the park, the library, and pomegranates.
Night on Neighborhood Street(1991)A collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotions enlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening.
Seedfolks(1997)One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
The Treasure on Gold Street(2003)Denise describes her neighbors on Gold Street, especially Isabel, who is an adult but still plays with the young children and holds her mother's hand to cross the street, just as she has since Denise's mother was small.
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