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Twelve-year-old African American Opal investigates the disturbances in her apartment building that are interfering with the vital renovations. Opal Watson is a young detective who loves solving mysteries, from lost pets to missing objects. After returning to Chicago from New Orleans, she's nervous about starting school and dealing with her Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. Opal is paired with a new student, Ivy, for a history project,...

"In the middle of the night, a chain reaction of noises wakes the residents of an urban apartment building, and then lulls them back to sleep"-- Provided by publisher.

Told in alternating voices, the Odenburgh, a semi-sentient apartment building, helps grieving eleven-year-old Prue and her neighbor Lewis unite the other tenants to save itself from demolition.

"A glimpse into a day in the life of the different residents who live alongside one another in an apartment building at 3 Biscuit Street. Centering on the Bunny family, readers will also discover another 11 mini-narratives in the illustrations, where they'll see what the apartment building's other residents are up to on every floor, track the antics of passersby, and observe the Bird family in the neighbouring tree. This multilayered (and multilevel!)...

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Ten-year-old Oliver discovers that the wish-granting mailbox in his new apartment may make his dreams come true, but they come with a cost.

"When an otherworldly library called the Archive is compromised from within, sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop must prevent violent, ghost-like Histories from escaping into our world"-- Provided by publisher.

"A clever picture book about a multi-level apartment building's occupants and their many nighttime noises"-- Provided by publisher.

"Twelve-year-old Minerva Keen forms a detective club to uncover who is poisoning residents of her storied Chicago apartment building, knowing that any one of her neighbors could be the poisoner--or the next victim"-- Provided by publisher.

A collection of twelve stories about the residents of the Entrada apartment building and how their lives are linked as multigenerational immigrant families.