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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
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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
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Young Adults
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
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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.
10) 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.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Camp Grandma reveals how a successful businesswoman merged her working career with her role as grandmother--and offers grandparents fun and creative ideas for enriching their relationships with their grandchildren while teaching the children valuable life skills that will help them grow strong and think critically. Readers will be introduced to a compelling, sometimes humorous, and totally unexpected twist on a role people often take for granted--as...
Author
Series
Miss Julia series volume 22
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this latest installment of the Miss Julia series, Miss Julia has decided to stop meddling in other peoples' lives. But soon she is called on to help when Mildred's grandchild, whom she has never met, shows up unexpectedly. Miss Julia has experience dealing with children dropped on doorsteps, and sweeps in to lend a hand. But there's something just a bit strange about the child, and Miss Julia can't quite put her finger on what it is"--
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