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Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister) volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
137 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor, she has more grandmas than anyone she knows -- five! Karen thinks that is very special. But Karen's new grandmother is so different! Grandma B makes Karen listen to old music, and she teaches Karen funny dances, like the foxtrot"--Inside dust jacket.
2) Jack's Boys
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
532 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Five serial killers ... Known only to each other as: Alpha. Bravo. Charlie. Delta. Easy. Connected through a secure internet location, encrypted and concealed, a unique chat room they have named Jack's Special Place in homage to their ultimate model-the one killer they hold in the highest esteem: Whitechapel, London. 1888. The infamous murderer remembered in dark history as Jack the Ripper. And so, they are Jack's Boys. They delight in each other's...
Author
Series
Twig and Turtle volume 4
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Just when Twig thinks she's finally found a new best friend, Angela's former BFF, Effie, comes back to town. And to Twig, Effie is anything but friendly. With Effie hogging the spotlight and Angela's time, Twig has never felt so alone. And while Twig's little sister, Turtle, can be a lot of fun to hang out with, she doesn't replace a best friend.
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the tragic death of his mother in a car accident, 15-year-old Michael King is sent to live with his grandfather Gerald, whom he hardly knows. The emotional gulf between the traumatized boy and cantankerous old man is immense, but during a road trip across South Africa's Northern Cape to reunite Michael with his estranged father, a relationship of understanding and trust slowly emerges.
Author
Publisher
Scribble
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Oliver has never met his grandpa, and neither has his dad. Oliver imagines telling his grandpa about the most important person in his life---the man who teaches him to live with joy and feel deeply." -- cover, page 4.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom. When Catalina is admitted to Harvard, it feels like the fulfillment of destiny: a miracle child escapes death in Latin America, moves to Queens to be raised by her undocumented...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mae Townsend has always dreamed of connecting with her estranged Black family in the South. She grew up picturing relatives who looked like her, crowded dinner tables, bustling kitchens. And, of course, the Townsend family barbecue, the tradition that kept her late father flying to North Carolina year after year, despite the mysterious rift that always required her to stay behind. But as Mae's wedding draws closer, promising a future of always standing...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every Tuesday, Yotam's grandfather takes him to a coffee shop after kindergarten, where Grandpa Amnon drinks coffee and Yotam likes to draw. One day, Yotam has a question: "Grandpa, what's on your face?" Grandpa Amnon explains that the lines on his face are wrinkles, and they are something that grownups get. He tells Yotam the stories of how he got each of his wrinkles. Some reasons for Grandpa's wrinkles are sad, like when Grandma Dina was sick....
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln First Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he dies, written by poet and playwright Joseph Coelho. This powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost a grandparent.
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Zayde is babysitting Ruthie for the first time by himself. Mommy has left a list of things for Zayde and Ruthie to do before the seder, but who exactly is babysitting whom?"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket.
13) An island summer
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Forever Edition
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"All that Meghan Gray has left of her beloved Pappy is his cottage on the edge of the shimmering Atlantic Ocean. Longing to feel close to her grandfather, she returns to the golden sands of Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks for the summer, clutching the manilla envelope he gifted her tightly in her hand. On her first night on the sun-drenched island, she meets brooding Toby Meyers, a local businessman. She might feel lost without Pappy, but looking...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Christmas and the first night of Chanukah occur on the same day, all of Sophie and Max's grandparents come over to partake in both Jewish and Christian traditions together"-- Provided by publisher.
15) Nic and Nellie
Author
Publisher
Islandport Press
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Everyone gets homesick. And Nic is no different. She's so excited about spending the entire summer on a small New England island with her grandparents that she counts down the days through winter and spring. But when the grand adventure finally begins, she finds tears and loneliness instead of joy and freedom."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, a determined little girl overcomes thick fog and hazardous weather to visit her grandparents, relying on creativity and the magic of familial bonds.
18) A place to shine
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old Sunny Williams is resilient--she knows this because it's what her beloved grandma, Nanna, always tells her. So when Nanna is put into a care home after her memory loss issues get worse and social workers intend to put Sunny and her seven-year-old brother, Miles, into a foster home, she takes charge and hatches a plan for them to avoid getting split up. Luckily, Sunny also realizes Nanna has left her a message in the form of their favorite...
19) Hypno-ninja!
Author
Series
Ninja kid volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Australia
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
186 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Grandma has invented a Hypno ring! It's so powerful, it can make you cluck like a chicken or hop like a frog - it even makes Kenny forget he's scared of ladybugs!!! But when the ring is stolen, how will Nelson stop the hectic Hypno mayhem?!
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