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1) Fablehaven
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
Author
Series
Darius the Great volume 1
Language
English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Middle East Book Award - Youth Chapter & Nonfiction
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Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Middle East Book Award - Youth Chapter & Nonfiction
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Description
Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Immigrant Heritage Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Immigrant Heritage Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Description
"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself."--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Suicide Prevention Month - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Suicide Prevention Month - Young Adults
Description
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she's never met, determined to find her mother--who she believes turned into a bird.
14) Journey
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Left by their mother with their grandparents, two children feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.
15) Little Champ
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Bobby and Gina visit their grandparents on Lake Champlain and learn about the legendary monster that supposedly inhabits the lake.
18) The Danger Box
Author
Language
English
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Description
In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.
Author
Series
Horrible Harry volume 26
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Harry thinks of a way to patch up a conflict with his schoolmate Mary and include his friends in a fun detective case with rewards for everyone, including Grandpa.
Author
Series
Jackson friends book volume 2
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Calliope does not have a grandmother or grandfather to bring to school on Grandparent's Day, but she finds a special way to participate anyway.
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