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Silas' Seven Grandparents is a fun and loving story about having multiple sets of grandparents and stepgrandparents. When Silas' parents go away on a business trip, all seven grandparents invite Silas to stay with them ... How can he choose one without hurting the others' feelings?
5) The walk
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As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.
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I'd rather have my old skin back. But that's the thing...I don't really get to choose. When her beloved grandmother was alive, Emma's world was filled with enchantment. But now Gram is gone, and all that's left of her are the fairy tales she and Emma took turns writing in a secret journal. To make things worse, strange pale spots are appearing on Emma's skin. Soon she is diagnosed with vitiligo--a condition that makes patches of her skin lose their...
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What could be better than fishing with your grandpa? Catching a fish all by yourself! Early one morning, on her first grown-up fishing trip with her grandfather, a young girl tiptoes down to the dock, fishing rod in hand. The water is churning just off the pier. Casting out, she tries once, twice, three times and then--something HUGE takes the bait! This lyrical tale celebrates the bonds of loving intergenerational relationships, resect for nature...
10) Old to Joy
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Joy visits her Grandmama, who lives in an old house with all kinds of old things. As the day passes, Grandmama patiently helps Joy discover how old things and old ways can bring joy to any heart.
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Nguyen kids volume 4
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"The Nguyen kids are going on vacation! It's their first time in Vietnam and staying in Grandma Nội's childhood home, so they should be excited. As soon as they enter the house, though, something doesn't feel right. Why is the door to the ancestors' room always closed? And why can't they connect with Grandma Nội using their gifts, the way they can at home?"--
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"After Granny dies, she leaves something behind for everyone in the family. She leaves Father her tuba and Mother her locket. Sister receives her microscope and brother her record collection. But our main character receives something special that unlocks cherished memories of Granny through a world of imaginative play. Through spare prose, award-winning author Heather Smith has crafted a beautiful story about memory, loss and grief, and how we can...
16) A game of Noctis
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A thrilling middle grade fantasy about a girl who must participate in a deadly game with a ragtag team of players to save her grandfather from a terrible fate--perfect for fans of James Riley and Shannon Messenger! In the opulent, sinking city of Dantessa, the Great Game rules all. Pia Paro believes that so long as you follow the rules, you always have a chance at winning. But after her beloved Gramps is sentenced to a life of servitude, Pia accepts...
17) My Baba's garden
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A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.
19) The runaways
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"The Runaways is an adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers. Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble for everyone. Dad finds it too stressful to visit, but Gottfried Junior visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he lived with Grandma before she died. He wants...
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