The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Kiki's Delivery Service" have found popularity with Americans on DVD.

The Neighbor's Son

When high school teacher Sidney McDougal swung her front door open that Saturday morning, she expected to find a door-to-door salesman or a Jehovah witness standing on the other side. Instead, she found Cade Fisher, a devastatingly handsome handyman who instantly becomes her greatest obsession and the subject of her raunchiest fantasies and dreams. Nothing wrong with a little fantasy, right? Wrong. Even though Cade exudes confidence and maturity, he is barely out of high school. That, and his mother lives just down the street from Sidney, who is 32 and getting over a painful divorce. Sidney knows that getting involved with Cade would be a huge mistake.

The Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, forced neighbor to fight neighbor and brother to fight brother. More Americans lost their lives in this conflict than in any other war. From the hallowed battlefield at Gettysburg to the surrender at Appomattox, author Zachary Kent explores this pivotal time in American history, when a nation on the brink of destruction was reunited and permanently rid of slavery.

Werewolf Moon (tumblebook) Werewolf Moon Could the new neighbor be a werewolf? Jake has to find out - before the full moon strikes and it's too late.

What will Benny and Penny find when they cross the line in The Big No-No? Benny's favorite pail is missing, and there are mysterious muddy footprints. In this charming whodunit, Benny and his little sister Penny team-up to investigate, braving the dangers of the new neighbor's yard, and finding something unexpected on the other side of the fence.