Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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2006., Primary, Orchard Books Call No: E Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The chimpanzees of a colorless and boring town defy their grumpy mayor and make Drabsville, now named Happytown, fun again.
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[2023]., Adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: ROMANCE F BLA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Clementine Chan believes in the power of the written word. Under the pseudonym Hibiscus, she runs a popular blog reviewing tea shops and discussing larger issues within her Chinatown community. She has a loyal, kind following, save for this one sour grape named BobaBoy888. Danny Mok is allergic to change, and the gentrification seeping into Chinatown breaks his heart. He channels his frustration into his internet alter ego, BobaBoy888, bickering with local blogger Hibiscus over all things Chinatown and tea. When a major corporation reveals plans that threaten to shut down the Mok's beloved tea shop, Clementine and Danny find themselves working together in real life to save this community they both love. But as they fall hard for this cause--and each other--they have no clue that their online personas have been fighting for years. When the truth comes to light, can Danny and Clementine still find their happily-ever-after?"--Provided by the publisher.
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c2004., Greenwillow Books Call No: E Bak Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A wordless picture book that observes the changes in a neighborhood from before a girl is born until she is an adult, as it first decays and then is renewed by the efforts of the residents.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all"--Dust jacket flap.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Romance FIC Zoboi Edition: First edition. Genre: Romance Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all. In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Teen Fiction FIC ZOB Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Project Lit 19-20Summary Note: Project LIT Book "When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding. But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick's changing landscape, or lose it all"--Dust jacket flap.
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[2021]., Juvenile, Random House Call No: REALISTIC F GIL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Sixth-grader Wes Henderson sets out to save the Oaks, the neighborhood where he's lived his whole life, from being sold to a real estate developer"--Provided by the publisher.
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By Adia, Jade2023., Adolescent, Hyperion Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC ADI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In order to stop the destructive forces of gentrification, three best friends use social media to create a fake gang and get justice for their South L.A. community"--Provided by publisher.
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2015., Bloomsbury Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twins Nikki and Maya Younger always agreed on most things, but as they head into their senior year they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new--white--family that moves in after their best friend and her mother are evicted.
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2015, Adolescent, Scholastic Inc Call No: Young adult FIC WATSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twins Nikki and Maya Younger always agreed on most things, but as they head into their senior year they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new--white--family that moves in after their best friend and her mother are evicted.
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2017., Adolescent, Bloomsbury Call No: Realistic FIC Watson Edition: Paperback edition. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: African American twins Nikki and Maya Younger agree on most things, but as they head into their senior year, they react differently to the gentrification of their Portland, Oregon, neighborhood and the new white family that moves in after their best friend and her mother are evicted.
