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Author
Language
English
Description
When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren. He peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create a testament to familial love.
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 331 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers advice to grandparents raising grandchildren on approaching parenthood a second time, including tips for setting boundaries between children and troubled parents, navigating court proceedings, and dealing with financial issues.
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
152 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson reflects on the joys of being a grandparent in this warm, inspiring collection of wisdom and life lessons -- the ideal gift for any new parent or grandparent. An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his incomparable career. Now, for the first time, with his trademark...
11) On the beach
Series
Publisher
Sunny Street Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Large print.
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages (large print) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A story of a grandmother who's thrilled that her three-year-old granddaughter is staying with her at her beach house for a few days. They have fun wading into the ocean, hunting for seashells, building a sandcastle, and having lunch on the boardwalk." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 286 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Stand-up comedian and family man Tom Papa explores how we deal with our inescapable relatives and their bizarre behavior. A warm, hilarious book that saws deep into every branch of the family tree and uncovers the most hysterical and surprisingly meaningful aspects of our lives.
Author
Publisher
H.W. Hodgson
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
xx, 172 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In America, 10% of all grandparents are rearing their grandchildren. Two acronyms have come from this trend, GRG for grandparents raising grandchildren, and GAP for grandparents as parents. You may be raising your grandchildren, a role you never expected. How will you find the energy you need? Will your health suffer? Are you bringing up your grandchildren "right"? Each day, you look for ways to make life easier. Well, help has arrived. This resource...
Author
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xv, 262 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Focusing on grandparent headed households, Gary Garrison examines his own experience as a caregiver to his step-grandchildren and the experiences of others in similar situations, to paint a picture of grandparents who have put their lives on hold to raise their children's children. Grandparents have particular challenges in this situation, as they often have to battle their own children for custody, deal with pressures from caseworkers, negotiate...
18) The flat
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
In this autobiographical documentary The flat, filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger travels to Tel Aviv to clean out the apartment of his recently-deceased German-born Jewish grandmother. Goldfinger begins an unsettling journey into his family's history and discovers that knowing the truth can be a terrible burden. Both arresting and heartbreaking, The flat is a real-life suspense story about how the past can return to haunt the present.
19) Dear Damage
Author
Publisher
Sarabande Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A harrowing and heartfelt essay collection weaving narratives about family, gun violence, art, and the American Dream. Two weeks before her grandfather purchased a gun, Ashley Marie Farmer's grandmother tripped as she walked across their living room. It was a swift accident on an ordinary day: her chin hit the floor; her cervical spine shattered. She asked, "I'm paralyzed, aren't I?" Later, thinking to put her out of her misery, he kissed his sleeping...
20) Hey, kiddo
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Language
English
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"In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...
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