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Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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"In the little town of Blackbird Tree live two orphan girls: one Naomi Deane, brimming with curiosity, and her best friend, Lizzie Scatterding, who could talk the ears off a cornfield. Naomi has a knack for being around when trouble happens. For she knows all the peculiar people in town--like Crazy Cora and Witch Wiggins and Mr. Farley. But then, one day, a boy drops out of a tree. The strangely charming Finn boy. Then the Dingle Dangle man appears,...
4) The wanderer
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Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, which, along with uncles and another cousin, is en route to visit their grandfather in England.
7) Replay
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Language
English
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While preparing for a role in the school play, twelve-year-old Leo finds an autobiography that his father wrote as a teenager and ponders the ways people change as they grow up. Includes the text for the play, "Rumpopo's Porch."
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Grandma, this one's especially for you! Cuddle your grandchildren close with this adorable book. Written by bestselling author Glenys Nellist, this board book celebrates the loving relationship between a grandma and her little ones with sweet animal rhymes and charming illustrations.
Grandma Snuggles is an engaging, board book that celebrates the love between a grandma and her little ones. Whether it's Grandma Mouse who shares her cheese or Grandma...
10) Western Wind
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From Newbery Medal–winning author Paula Fox,an isolated young girl discovers surprising revelations about her grandmother—and herself.
Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Elizabeth Benedict is furious when she finds out she’ll be spending a month with her grandmother in Maine. She’s sure she’s being packed off to a remote island to live in a cottage without electricity or plumbing so that her...
Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Elizabeth Benedict is furious when she finds out she’ll be spending a month with her grandmother in Maine. She’s sure she’s being packed off to a remote island to live in a cottage without electricity or plumbing so that her...
11) One crazy summer
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Series
Language
English
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DEN - Summer Books for Kids + Teens! 🌞
JEF - Historical Fiction - Juvenile
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Author
JEF - Historical Fiction - Juvenile
MCL - Coretta Scott King Award - Author
Description
In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"When summer comes, Emily is looking forward to spending more time with Grandfather. Ever since Grandma Ellen's death, Emily has felt especially close to him. He's never too busy to listen to her, and he always understands her feelings. But Emily's summer is unexpectedly ruined when Grandfather returns from a vacation with a new wife. Her name is Marjorie, and Emily hates her. There's no way Marjorie can replace Grandma Ellen, and she's certain to...
14) Wild swans
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
No summer classes this year, none of Granddad's intense expectations to live up to the family name. The summer before Ivy's senior year is going to be all bonfires, barbecues, and friends. But when the mother who abandoned her returns home with two young daughters in tow, all of the stories Ivy wove to protect her heart start to unravel. And the secrets of the Milbourn past... and the curse that Milbourn women die young and tragically... need to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A young boy takes a plane ride with his mother to visit the African country of Ghana, where his parents are from. This will be his first time seeing his grandparents. He learns about traditional Ghanaian clothing, foods, and the city market in Accra, Ghana's capital.
16) The Attic Door
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jake and Ryan are staying with their grandmother. Jake is afraid of attic noises while in his room. Ryan thinks the noises come from monsters or ghosts! Will Jake be able to conquer his fear?
17) Cassie Binegar
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Language
English
Formats
Description
During her family's first summer in a weathered old house by the sea, Cassie learns to accept change and to find her own space.
18) The Truth of Me
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When Robbie spends the summer at his grandmother Maddy's house, he revels in his grandmother's easy, relaxed ways. Robbie has always felt as if something is missing in his life -- his parents don't always act like they love him. Maddy helps him understand that an experience his mother had long ago is at the heart of the problem in his family. With this knowledge, Robbie finds the courage to try to make things right. This poignant story from beloved...
19) The giving tree
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Language
English
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Description
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Grandpa -- a fishing connoisseur -- moves to the city to live with his family, it doesn't take him long to notice that there is nowhere to fish. Unfazed, his granddaughter proposes they pretend to fish out a window . . until they actually catch something: a Flying Litterfish! Soon the two are catching all kinds of fish: Laundry Eels and Signfish, a Constructionfish and a Waste-muncher. It's all in good fun, until the skyfishing attracts the attention...
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