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Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Franklin is on holiday in this all-new movie, and is delighted by a surprise visit from his Aunt Lucy, an explorer whose specialty is finding archaeological treasures. Aunt Lucy and Franklin head out on an expedition to find a mysterious box that contains a cure for Franklin's sick grandmother. The two have some tremendously exciting adventures as they go in search of the elusive medicine.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: An's grandmother Bà sometimes gets trapped in her cloudy memories. An and her grandfather, Ông, come up with a plan to bring her back to a happy moment: they grow gâc fruits so they can make xôi gâc, Bà's favorite dish from her wedding in Việt Nam many years ago. An and Ông work together in the garden, nurturing the gâc seeds. They must be patient and wait for the seeds to grow, flower, and turn into fruit. When the...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
An unlikely trio of women in New York find themselves banding together to escape the clutches of an unhinged Mafia enforcer.
Brooklyn mob widow Rena Ruggiero embarks on a bizarre adventure, taking off in her neighbor's '62 Impala. Turned away from the Bronx home of her estranged daughter, Adrienne, and her granddaughter, Lucia, she is taken in by their neighbor, Lacey "Wolfie" Wolfstein. When Lucia discovers that Adrienne is planning to hit the road...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Grandmother lives with Grace's family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Then, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
66) The bird feeder
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"As a child spends time with their beloved grandmother during her finals days at home and in hospice, the two fill their days with bird-watching, drawing and chatting. Their shared love of birds and drawing take them through the days to grandma's death -- and leave a lasting memory and legacy of love that will last a lifetime."--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"It's time to decorate the tree for Christmas--but Grandad can't find any of his ornaments! The hunt for the missing decorations takes the children up and down in Grandad's bric-a-brac-filled house, then out into a winter wonderland. And when every ornament is on the tree at last, Grandad has a wonderful holiday surprise in store"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she's built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage - and hoping...
71) Desert jungle
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
Striking mixed-media art from the creator of Mirror lights up the Sonoran Desert, revealing-through one wary boy's experience-a habitat that is anything but barren and desolate. In a desert valley, surrounded by mountains of rock and cactus, is the tiny village the boy calls home. He never wanders far, frightened of coyotes and the dusty wilds beyond. On a visit to Grandpa's ranch, he resists the invitation to explore an area where his grandfather...
Author
Series
Field party novels volume 3
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After being away for two years, Riley Young returns to Lawton, Alabama, with her fifteen-month-old daughter to help take care of her grandmother who has Alzheimers, even though it means she has to face the lies that forced her to leave town in the first place and a blossoming friendship with the high school football star Brady Higgens, who is dealing with his own family problems.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Lev Beniov, having been arrested for looting the corpse of a German paratrooper, is given the opportunity to be released from jail if he, along with a soldier imprisoned for desertion, can secure twelve eggs to be used in the colonel's daughter's wedding cake by traversing the dangerous streets of Leningrad.
Author
Series
Prayer jars volume 2
Publisher
Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Sara Murray had never met her mother's parents and was surprised to learn after her death that they were Amish living in Pennsylvania. When she is finally able to make the trip to meet them, she is shocked to learn someone else has been living with them and pretending to be Sara. Sara can't understand how quickly her grandparents are willing to forgive the impostor. Secrets and deceit seem to follow Sara, and she is so tired of it. Though soon she...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Sterling edition.
Language
English
Description
Grandfather, George, and their dog Meg set out for an ancient castle in Grandfather's flying machine to investigate reports of knights living there, in a book that challenges readers to find the knights hidden in the illustrations.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Russia 1917: Beautiful, educated Svetlana Petrova defied her stifling aristocratic family to join a revolution promising freedom. Now, released after years of imprisonment, she discovers her socialist party vying for power against the dictatorial Bolsheviks and her beloved uncle, a champion of her cause, was murdered by a mysterious assassin named Orlova. Her signature? Blinding her victims before she kills them. Svetlana resolves to avenge his death...
78) Dear Earth
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Reminding readers that the planet is special and worth saving, this inspiring picture book beautifully brings to life the love letter a young girl named Tessa has written to the Earth in which she celebrates its many wonderful components.
79) My grandparents
Author
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lenny follows Layla for a school project and learns what it is like to live with grandparents.
80) A wild cowboy
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An imaginative young cowboy spends an exciting day in the wild west--otherwise known as grandma's house.
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