![]() It is on account of this that, on Dividing Night, the animals, while deciding who will get to eat from what parts of the garden, that they all agree to leave a portion of the garden untouched for the Folks on account of their kindness to Willie. ![]() And, best of all, they make plans for a vegetable garden which are overheard by Willie the Field Mouse, who falls into the rain barrel after hearing this but is rescued and nursed back to health by the Folks. They post a sign near that reads, "Please drive carefully on account of small animals." They also allow a part of the old stone wall to go unmended so as not to disturb anyone's home. Despite the fear and cynicism amongst the animals, they soon learn that the New Folks do not mean them harm. He has a good feeling about the changes to come and he makes up a song about it as he travels north to fetch Old Uncle Analdas. Will the new folks set traps, have BB guns, cover their garbage cans? But Little Georgie isn't worried. Then, one day The Hill is ringing with the news, "New Folks coming." This causes concern and fear initially for the animals of The Hill. ![]() They have their routines and rituals that keep them living happily together, but their food supply is dwindling and they are growing worried. First edition with war time paper 1945 Newbery Medal Winner small 4to. The main character is a rabbit, Little Georgie along with a host of other animals, including woodchucks, skunks, field mice, raccoons, foxes, pheasants and more, who have lived their lives next to a long vacant house. ![]()
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![]() Now he’s just as isolated and lonely as Nolan. But an accident left Dallas’ parents dead, his brother estranged, and Dallas without a voice. The rescue of a baby raccoon brings Nolan face to face with Dallas Kent, who runs a secluded wildlife rehabilitation center. Dallas used to be a high school super star and everything else the shy, bullied Nolan was not. So Nolan must find a job in a town that always hated him. To make matters worse, Nolan discovers they’re in a financial quagmire that could cost them their home. His parents aren’t exactly the warm and cuddly type and their relationship has always been strained. ![]() He’s come back to help with his father, who recently had a stroke, but the fact that Nolan’s career is in ruins is just icing on the cake. ![]() Nolan Grainger has come home to Pelican Bay, but far from willingly. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But adult MI6 mentors Mother (who's a guy) and Monty (who's a woman), among others, offer solid support and advice while dealing with troubles of their own. There are some adult villains, from cartoonish terrorists to ego-driven politicians, as well as an unknown mole in MI6 who's also a murderer. Sydney and Brooklyn are on the outs as the story opens, and how they make things better is important to the plot so is teamwork. All the City Spies get their moments to shine, and also to work together - 15-year-old Paris, born in Rwanda, who became a street kid in France and saved a spy from death in a burning warehouse Sydney, 14 and late of Bondi Beach, who excels at improvising solutions in the most challenging situations Kat, 13, a math whiz recruited in a Nepali refugee camp, who may be on the autism spectrum, doesn't talk a lot but when she does it's spot-on 12-year-old Rio, a Brazilian street kid with no equal in magic, puzzle-solving, and sleight of hand and the newest recruit, computer wizard Brooklyn, also 12. ![]() |