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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Remembering childhood stories her grandfather once told her, young physician Natalia becomes convinced that he spent his last days searching for "the deathless man," a vagabond who claimed to be immortal. As Natalia struggles to understand why her grandfather, a deeply rational man would go on such a farfetched journey, she stumbles across a clue that leads her to the extraordinary story of the tiger's wife.
Author
Series
Three rancheros volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time Granny intends for them never to return.
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.
6) Hooray for grandparents: ideas for keeping close, building traditions, and creating lasting memories
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Hooray for Grandparents celebrates the special role grandparents play in children's lives and collects 50 ways to build a strong relationship between grandparent and grandchild. Through fun activities to do together, ways to create your own special traditions, advice on how to be their support in difficult times, and ideas for building a legacy that goes on throughout their own lives, this is full of useful, fun, and meaningful ways for grandparents...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Larissa is a stubborn, brutally honest woman in her eighties, tired of her home in Kiev, Ukraine, tired of everything in life, really, except for her beloved granddaughter, Natasha. Natasha is tired as well, but that's because she has just had a baby, and she's struggling to balance her roles as a new mother, a wife, an actress (or she used to be, anyway), and a host to her husband's greasy-haired, useless best friend, Stas, who has been staying...
Author
Language
English
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Description
Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter.
Author
Series
Llama Llama (Picture books) volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Spending the night at Gram and Grandpa's house, Llama Llama discovers that he cannot sleep because he has left Fuzzy Llama at home, but Grandpa soon comes up with a solution to replace the stuffed toy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When I miss you, there are things I can do. Daniel misses Grandpere, who lives far away. Until the next time they can see each other, Daniel draws pictures, writes letters, and sends care packages to Grandpere. Even when they're apart, there are many ways for Daniel to say 'I love you'!"--Back cover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men-who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus-crazy. She is also Elsa's best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother's stories, in the Land of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"They have a dog named Jake, a cat named Paws, a turtle, and a treehouse. Most of all, the girls next door have each other. But there is one thing that they don't have and it might be the most special thing of all! This heartwarming story emphasizes the bond between grandmothers and grandchildren. Nonna and the Girls Next Door is a charming picture book dotted with Italian cultural touchstones like the baking of biscotti. The universal experience...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Camp Grandma reveals how a successful businesswoman merged her working career with her role as grandmother--and offers grandparents fun and creative ideas for enriching their relationships with their grandchildren while teaching the children valuable life skills that will help them grow strong and think critically. Readers will be introduced to a compelling, sometimes humorous, and totally unexpected twist on a role people often take for granted--as...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on her personal experience, dozens of interviews, and the latest findings in psychology, Jane Isay shows how a grandparent can use his or her unique perspective and experience to create a deep and lasting bond that will echo throughout a grandchild's life. She also offers a wealth of practical advice, from when to get involved, when to stay away, and how to foster a strong relationship when you're separated by long distance.
16) Hello, fall!
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A grandparent and child recall the beautiful and wonderful sights and sounds of a fall day spent together.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped...
18) Go, grandpa, go!
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From swinging on swings to zooming on bikes to splashing in puddles, this book celebrates the special bond between grandpa and grandchild."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve year old Jack's grandpa lives in a rest home and often mistakes Jack for his World War II squadron commander, but when grandpa wants to escape his boring situation, Jack has to decide how he will help him.
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 grandmothers great! Is your grandma more fabulous than a flock of flamingos? More magical than a million mermaids? More adventurous than a pack of pirates? Celebrate all the things that make Grandma great with this bright, humor-filled board book!"--
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