Aliki. Best friends together again (J Al)
When Robert's best friend Peter, who moved away, comes back to visit, various emotions surface, but mostly pleasure--which all the old friends share.
Asch, Frank. Goodbye house. (Ej As)
Just before leaving with his family for the move to their new home, Little Bear says goodbye to all his favorite places in and around his old house.
Carlson, Nancy. My best friend moved away. (Ej Ca)
After her best friend moves away, a little girl misses the special times they had together.
Daly, Niki. Where's Jamela? (Ej Da)
When Mama gets a new job and a new house, everyone is excited about moving except Jamela who likes her old house just fine.
Freedman, Claire. New kid in town. (Ej Fr)
Even though he is warned by his new friends, Mouse--the new kid in town--ventures to the hill above town to meet the legendary Big Wolf and soon discovers that there is more to Wolf than his scary yellow eyes and his slimy green teeth.
Gleeson, Libby. Half a world away. (E Gle)
When Louie's best friend Amy moves to the other side of the world, Louie must find a way to reconnect with her.
Grindley, Sally. A new room for William. (Ej Gr)
When William and his mother move, he is unhappy about having a new room, but he changes his mind after he gets dinosaur wallpaper and makes a new friend.
Harper, Jessica. I like where I am. (Ej Ha)
The rhyming story of a six-year-old boy who is sad about moving to a new home but ends up being happy when he gets there.
Newsome, Jill. Shadow. (Ej Ne)
After moving to a new home, a little girl is unhappy until her pet rabbit Shadow helps her to make a new friend.
Thomas, Abigail. Lily. (Ej Th)
Lily, a dog that likes everything in its place and the same activities every day, is scared and upset when moving men come and take everything away.
Viorst, Judith. Alexander, who's not (do you hear me? I mean it!) going to move.
(Ej Vi)
Angry Alexander refuses to move away if it means having to leave his favorite friends and special places.
Waber, Bernard. Ira says goodbye. (Ej Wa)
Ira is surprised to discover that his best friend Reggie feels happy about having to move to a new town.
Hoff, Sid. Who will be my friends? (J-ER Ho)
Freddy moves to a new community, where he makes many new friends.
Kittinger, Jo S. Moving day. (J-ER Ki)
After a girl says goodbye to friends, she and her family load up the car and head for their new house.
Wolfe, Jacqueline A. Megan has to move. (J-ER Wo)
Megan is sad about moving and leaving her friends but she soon discovers the positive aspects of living in a new place.
Auch, Mary Jane. Wing nut. (J Au)
When twelve-year-old Grady and his mother relocate yet again, they find work taking care of an elderly man, who teaches Grady about cars, birds, and what it means to have a home.
Collard, Sneed B. Dog sense. (J Co)
After he and his mother move from California to Montana to live with his grandfather, thirteen-year-old Guy gradually adjusts to the unfamiliar surroundings, makes a friend, and learns to deal with a bully, with the help of his Frisbee-catching dog, Streak.
Friedman, Laurie B. Mallory on the move. (J Fr)
After moving to a new town, eight-year-old Mallory keeps throwing stones in the "Wishing Pond" but things will not go back to the way they were before, and she remains torn between old and new best friends.
Holt, Kimberly Willis. Piper Reed, Navy brat. (J Holt)
Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.
Mazer, Anne. Home is where the heart is. (J Mazer)
When Abby finds out that her family is moving, she does not want to live miles away from her friends and leave behind her purple room.
Ransom, Candice. Seeing sky-blue pink. (J Ransom)
Although fearful at first, eight-year-old Maddie soon begins to enjoy living in the country and getting to know her new stepfather.
Roberts, Diane. Puppet pandemonium. J Roberts
Baker is unhappy about leaving Seattle--and his job as director of his grandmother's puppet shows--to start fifth grade in a small Texas town, but a local festival provides an opportunity to overcome his shyness and prove himself.
Spinelli, Eileen. Where I live. J Spinell
In a series of poems, Diana writes about her life, both before and after her father loses his job and she and her family move far away to live with Grandpa Joe.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. Rex Zero and the end of the world. (J Wynne J)
In the summer of 1962 with everyone nervous about a possible nuclear war, ten-nearly-eleven-year-old Rex, having just moved to Ottawa from Vancouver with his parents and five siblings, faces his own personal challenges as he discovers new friends and a new understanding of the world around him.
Yee, Lisa. So totally Emily Ebers. (J Yee)
In a series of letters to her absent father, twelve-year-old Emily Ebers deals with moving cross-country, her parents' divorce, a new friendship, and her first serious crush.
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