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21) American woman
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Set in rural Pennsylvania, Deb Callahan's life is changed forever when her teenage daughter mysteriously disappears. Deb is left to raise her young grandson and navigates the trials and tribulations of subsequent years, until a long-awaited discovery of the truth is revealed.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author--now in the fiftieth year of her remarkable career--a brilliantly observed, joyful and wrenching, funny and true new novel that reveals, as only she can, the very nature of a family's life. "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two...
23) Haunt and seek
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Ben Tajima spots a ghostly boy all over town during a visit with his grandparents to Chicago, Illinois"--
24) Freewill
Author
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A teenager trying to recover from the tragic death of his father and stepmother believes himself to be responsible for the rash of teen suicides occurring in his town.
25) I wanna go home
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Through a series of letters, Alex tries to convince his parents that he should not be staying with his grandparents while they are away, but slowly comes to realize that he can have fun, even at Happy Hills Retirement Community.
27) Let him go
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson. When they discover that he is in the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, George and Margaret must fight for the survival of their family.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Let's celebrate grandparents! Meet the older generations of some favorite PBS KIDS families through fun, grandparent-focused stories. Arthur gets knitting lessons from Grandma Thora; Rosie celebrates her Abuela's birthday from far away; Daniel is excited to spend the whole day with Grandpere; Donkey Hodie and Grampy enjoy some homemade chili together; and much, much more.
32) Making toast
Author
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
When his daughter, Amy--a gifted doctor, mother, and wife--collapsed and died from an asymptomatic heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife, Ginny, left their home on the South Shore of Long Island to move in with their son-in-law, Harris, and their three young grandchildren. With the wit, heart, precision, and depth of understanding that has characterized his work, Roger Rosenblatt peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create...
34) The second half
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author Lauraine Snelling shares a heartfelt story of a couple who put their plans for a peaceful retirement on hold to assume guardianship of their young grandchildren. Mona and Ken Sorenson are approaching the best years of their lives. Mona's greatest concern is that Ken will learn of the surprise party she's planning for his retirement from his job as Dean of Students at Stone University. They've already been making plans to travel,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
You don't know everything about your grandparents--did you know they are actually spies? When your parents go away for a long weekend and your grandparents are in charge, you and your brother and sister can go zip-lining, or maybe even to the moon? your grandparents are happy to call in a few favors, but they might need your help. A man with a scar has stolen an important briefcase. Where will you go? YOU choose what happens next.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in the world. In 2019, about 5.8 million Americans were living with this disease. Alzheimer's is often called a "family disease" because watching a loved one's health decline can affect the entire family. Understanding this situation can be especially difficult for children. Why doesn't grandma remember my name? Why did grandpa have to move into a care home? This book will help young readers...
37) The octopus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.
Author
Series
AV² fiction readalong volume 137
Language
English
Description
Grandma, Grandpa, and the grandkids enjoy April Fools' Day on the farm. It's a spring morning on the farm. Grandma is happy the grandkids are visiting-they've picked just the right day!-and Grandpa is fixing breakfast. Suddenly his grandson reports that the cows have got loose! He thinks Big Brown Bessie just stepped on a goose! "Good gracious," Grandpa says as he pours himself a glass of milk. When his granddaughter shouts the chickens are out, Grandpa...
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