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1) Fablehaven
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 1
Language
English
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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
Language
English
Description
'It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon.' This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two sons, their grandchildren, even their faithful old dog--is on the porch, listening contentedly as Abby tells the tale they have heard so many times before. And yet this gathering is different too: Abby and Red are growing older, and decisions...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
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...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for Kids ages 0 - 8
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for Kids ages 0 - 8
Description
Nancy is angry when she cannot go to her friend's birthday party, but her family's outing makes her feel better.
11) Hamster hotel
Author
Series
Animal ark pets volume 4
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Mandy's grandparents are watching a friend's hamster, but they don't know how to take care of the little animal. Mandy knows all about hamsters and so she agrees to stay with her grandparents to help out. But Mandy isn't sure what to do when the hamster disappears!
13) The visit
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents' secluded Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple. Faced with strange rules and increasingly frightening behavior, the children soon realize it will take all their wits to make it home alive.
14) Bluebird summer
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Gramps's farm isn't the same after Grandma's death, but slowly Mags and Cody work to recreate her spirit by bringing back some of the things she loved.
17) Grand
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Colorful pictures reflect the bond between grandparents and their grandchildren.
18) Walk two moons
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Language
English
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Description
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
19) Ark in the park
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
When her parents take her to visit a very special pet store in the park across from her apartment, both Sophie and Mr. and Mrs. Noah, the pet store owners, have their secret wishes fulfilled.
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