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Grandfathers

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    Körner, Miriam
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    Jeremy lives in a small community where winters are long and stray dogs roam the streets. When peer pressure leads Jeremy into a bad prank, he is immediately struck with guilt - and that's when Jeremy's life changes forever. Trying to...

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    Méndez, Yamile Saied
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    This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit...

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    Scrimger, Richard
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    In this middle-grade novel, Bunny ends up caught in a reenactment of the War of 1812 while searching for a stolen cell phone.

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    Boivin, Lisa
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    From Dene artist and bioethicist Lisa Boivin comes this healing story of hope, dreams, and the special bond between grandfather and granddaughter. When a little girl dreams about a bear, her grandfather explains how we connect with the...

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    McFarlane, Sheryl
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    Waiting for the Whales illuminates the unique friendship between grandparent and child and celebrates the restorative power of the natural world. An old man lives alone on a bluff overlooking the sea, tends his garden and waits. Only...

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    Lee, John B.
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    Winner of the 1995 Milton Acorn Memorial People’s Poetry Prize

    Variations on Herb is the latest in a lengthening series of books that emanate from the south-western Ontario farm of John B. Lee's childhood. The focus of...

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    Lang, Paul, Opolahsomuwehs, de Varennes, Hélène
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    Joséphine regarde son grand-père et se demande s'il est sérieux. Lui qui aime tant rire ! Un poney n'a ni volant pour le conduire ni fauteuil pour s'y asseoir... Comment pourra-t-elle rester assise sur un poney et le...

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    Brouwer, Sigmund
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    Jim Webb's pursuit of the truth about his grandfather's role in the Vietnam War puts him squarely in the sights of someone high up in the US military who wants certain events from that war left in the past. Webb goes on the run in the...

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    Vitalis, Jessica
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    Twelve-year-old Gauge's life has been cursed since the day he witnessed an invisible Great White Wolf steal his grandpapa's soul. When the superstitious residents of Bouge-by-the-Sea accuse the boy of crying wolf, he joins...

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    Scrimger, Richard
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    Bunny's been kidnapped and now he's locked in a cold basement room in his parka and skates. Where is he? And why do his kidnappers keep asking questions about his dead grandpa and some weird national anthem? Bunny may not always know...

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    Stovall, Jim.
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    A profound follow-up to the bestselling book and major motion picture, The Ultimate Gift. When Jason Stevens found out he had to jump through hoops to maybe get an unnamed inheritance from his billionaire grandfather, he was not amused...

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    Nye, Naomi Shihab
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    Here are some things Aref loves about his home. Mish-Mish, his catThe dunes in the desertHis friends Diram and Sulima Fresh apricotsCrispy fish served in basketsHis grandfather, SidiHis excellent rock collectionThe turtles of OmanAref...

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    Keane, Dave
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    A poignant, gorgeously-illustrated story about a girl's bond with her grandfather and how it evolves after his death. Searching for treasures with her grandpa is this young girl’s favorite thing to do. Every week they examine the items...

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    Sparks, Nicholas
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    Tending to his grandfather's beehives while gearing up for a second stint in medical school, Trevor isn't prepared to fall in love, and yet he senses a connection with deputy sheriff Natalie Masterson.

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    Larsen, Andrew
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    It's almost Poppa's birthday and young Theo wants to give her beloved grandfather the perfect gift. Poppa has traveled the world and keeps a trunk full of mementos collected on his adventures. That gives Theo an idea for a very special...

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    Peacock, Shane
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    Dylan is twelve years old and embarking on his first ocean kayaking trip with his parents. He has spent the last year convincing them that he is ready for the challenging-and very dangerous-adventure. In fact, he has been determined to...

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    Donoghue, Emma
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    Sumac Lottery is the fifth of seven kids in her (Very) large, (Extremely) unruly family. With four parents, a parrot, a dog, a rat and two cats, the sprawling Victorian house they call Camelottery is already quite full (in the best...

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    Wiggs, Susan
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    In the wake of a shocking tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits her mother’s charming but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing grandfather Andrew, her only living relative - not counting...

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    Smith, Roland
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    When Jake, a teenager, takes his grandfather on a visit to their Hopi tribal homeland in Arizona, he finds himself fighting to save an endangered Mexican wolf.

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    McLachlan, Jenny
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    When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad's attic. Roar was filled with things they loved--dragons, mermaids,...

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