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101) The unwelcomed child
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Raised in seclusion by fundamentalist grandparents who claim she is an evil product of her mother's sinful mistake, teenager Elle Edwards finally learns the truth about her conception and struggles with profound feelings of insecurity while pursuing a relationship with a vacationing boy.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this story that is at once an education on pecan farming and a reminder of the importance of family histories and legacies, a young girl's grandfather plants a pecan tree when she is born and then teaches her how to care for it throughout all the seasons of the year. Includes pecan facts.
105) Meena can't wait
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Meena is excited because today she's going to Nanu's house to drink tea and eat treats. When Meena gets there, she's ready to get started ... but her nanu tells her it's not time yet. Today they're going to have a very special Bengali tea called doodh cha, and they are going to make it together.
106) Old to joy
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"When young Joy goes to spend the day with Grandmama, she struggles to find beauty in all the old things at Grandmama's house. None of it looks or smells quite the same as it does at home. But as the day passes, Grandmama patiently helps Joy discover how the old ways can bring joy to any heart. Whether it's the swaying of stately trees, bubbles dancing in a sink filled with dishes, the sweet scents of a lovingly tended garden, or the memories found...
107) The bird house
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A psychologically charged novel about the power and failure of family. Interweaving diaries penned forty years apart blend the fierce voice of a woman struggling to bond with her only grandchild, while railing against the ravages of early dementia.
108) Leota's garden
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Eighty-four-year-old Leota, who has trusted in God throughout all of her trials and years of loneliness, nurtures an unexpected relationship with her granddaughter in an attempt to repair the damage caused by family secrets.
109) Project friendship
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Jina's grandmother is sad because her best friend has moved away, so Jina is looking for a way to cheer her up--and volunteering as a reader at the public library may be the perfect solution.
110) Mission impawsible
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the pet-friendly town of Wagtail, Virginia, Holly Miller and her grandmother Oma host a matchmaking event for pet owners at their Silver Maple Inn. When the guest who never checked in is found dead on the grounds, Holly and her furry friends, Trixie the Jack Russell and Twinkletoes the cat, must catch the real killer"--
111) The wedding tree
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"National bestselling author Robin Wells weaves a moving epic that stretches from modern-day Louisiana to World War II-era New Orleans and back again in this multigenerational tale of love, loss and redemption. Hope Stevens thinks Wedding Tree, Louisiana, will be the perfect place to sort out her life and all the mistakes she's made. Plus, it will give her the chance to help her free-spirited grandmother, Adelaide, sort through her things before moving...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
With four grandchildren as guests at Harrington Manor in the weeks leading up to Christmas, Therese, Lady Osbaldestone, is happy to have them busy themselves with the mystery of the village's missing book of Christmas carols as well as playing Cupid for the church's organist.
113) Together with you
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
This love letter from a young child to a grandparent takes readers through the seasons as a grandmother and grandchild delight in each other's company, no matter the weather or whatever they do.
114) Where is Poppy?
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Melvin Kusin (1926 - 2018), called "Poppy" by me and his other grandchildren, was a World War II veteran, Senior Olympics track star, and Texas chili mix entrepreneur. Poppy's life was bold and full of unexpected turns. But of his many adventures, Poppywas most proud of leading our family's Passover Seder for seventy-two years in a row. He taught us that traditions have the power to bring and keep families together. It's through these special moments...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Winnie Nash, who has been keeping her sexual orientation a secret, spends the summer with her grandma in New Jersey as she struggles with her family's expectations while yearning to embrace her true self and attend the Pride Parade in New York City.
120) Transhuman
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Luke Abramson, a brilliant cellular biologist who is battling lung cancer, has one joy in life, his ten-year-old granddaughter, Angela. When he learns that Angela has an inoperable brain tumor and is given less than six months to live, Abramson wants to try a new enzyme, Mortality Factor 4 (MORF4), that he believes will kill Angela's tumor. However, the hospital bureaucracy won't let him do it because MORF4 has not yet been approved by the FDA. Knowing...
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