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21) Kindred souls
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Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it.
24) Imagine that!
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"Mommy and Lila are going to visit Grandpa, but Lila is busy playing in her own imaginary world. Grandpa decides to join Lila -- because using your imagination is even more fun when you play together!"--
25) Mañanaland
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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
26) In plain sight
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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"An ailing grandfather and his helpful granddaughter play a unique game of seek and find"--
27) Ice cream summer
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A little boy writes a letter to his grandfather about all the reading and studying he is doing this summer -- but all his activities revolve around ice cream.
29) Seed
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Life is tough at home for Marty, but his eccentric grandad has a plan up his sleeve to give him hope that involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to Paris.
32) Chasing Augustus
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During a rough year in which she was placed in the care of her prickly grandfather after her father suffered a stroke, Rosie embarks on a search for her missing dog after he is given away by her estranged mother.
33) Ojiichan's gift
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"A young girl finds a way to give the gift of a traditional Japanese garden back to her beloved grandfather and accept a difficult change."--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop's house, but he's a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. Luckily, his knowing Grandpop tells him it's not quite time to go to bed yet, first, he needs Isaac's help in putting the house to bed. Quietly and slowly, they move from room to room, turning out lights and pulling down shades, as Grandpop gently explains the nighttime sounds that Isaac finds unfamiliar. Now it's...
36) Just like Jackie
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Fifth grader Robbie is determined to stay out of trouble so that she does not worry her grandfather whose memory is failing and to make sure that she and her grandfather stay together as he is the only family she has left.
37) Quiet
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
38) Hour of the bees
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360 pages ; 22 cm
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At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
39) Soul enchilada
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When, after a demon appears to repossess her car, she discovers that both the car and her soul were given as collateral in a deal made with the Devil by her irascible grandfather, eighteen-year-old Bug Smoot, given two-days' grace, tries to find ways to outsmart the Devil and his minions.
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