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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop's house, but he's a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. Luckily, his knowing Grandpop tells him it's not quite time to go to bed yet, first, he needs Isaac's help in putting the house to bed. Quietly and slowly, they move from room to room, turning out lights and pulling down shades, as Grandpop gently explains the nighttime sounds that Isaac finds unfamiliar. Now it's...
Author
Series
Fourteenth goldfish volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.
5) Quiet
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
Author
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Thirteen-year-old Alex Weakerman gets more than he bargains for when his grandfather passes away and names Alex the new manager of his hometown's scrappy independent-league baseball team.
10) Mystery bottle
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books, and imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When a boy in Brooklyn opens a mysterious bottle he received from Iran, a gust of wind suddenly blows him over the oceans and mountains, straight into the arms of his grandfather, and despite being separated by politics and geography, the boy and his Baba Bazorg share the bond of their love.
11) Mañanaland
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
12) Hey Grandude!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandude brightens a dreary weekend for his visiting grandchildren, Lucy, Tom, Em, and Bob, by using his magic compass and postcards to take them on adventures around the world.
13) Circus Mirandus
Author
Series
Circus Mirandus volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"--
14) Pops
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A day with grandad showing ... the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, some food, stories and a snooze to finish"--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From Hello!Lucky, the creators of My Mom Is Magical! and My Dad Is Amazing!, comes this joyful tribute to everything that makes grandfathers grand! Is your grandpa more fun than a ton of treehouses? More adventurous than a sea of sailors? Smarter than a school of fish? Celebrate all the things that make Grandpa grand with this bright, humor-filled board book!"--
16) My dad, my rock
Author
Publisher
Linguacious
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Oliver never met his grandpa. He wonders what he would tell Grandpa if the two of them could meet, even once. Oliver decides that he woukld tell him about an amazing man that Grandpa never met: Oliver's dad, Grandpa's own son. In this touching and heartfelt story, you will be take on a journey of what it means to be a dad and to be the master of your own destiny."--Back cover
17) Indian shoes
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Together with Grampa, Ray Halfmoon, a Seminole-Cherokee boy, finds creative and amusing solutions to life's challenges.
18) The Wanderer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
19) Poppy's house
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On top of a hill, where the ocean shines on all sides, sits a little yellow house. This is where Poppy lives.
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