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"Grandmother lives with Grace's family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Then, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner,...
22) Miguel's music
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Miguel loves music, but his family says it is not allowed. Will he ever change their minds?"--Page 4 of cover.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
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"Amy, who has never spent a night away from home, declares that she wants to spend not one night but three nights at her grandma's house. So she packs a bag, and off she goes. She and Grandma have a lovely time until Amy is alone in her bed and starts to worry. Luckily she has brought three things from home to help her get through the night in remarkable ways"--Page [2] of cover.
Going to her grandmother's house for a first sleep-away visit, Amy...
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm
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"In a unique take on the cumulative classic "This Is the House That Jack Built," a family gathers with friends and neighbors to share a meal around a table that brims with associations: napkins sewn by Mom, glasses from Mom and Dad's wedding, silverware gifted to Dad by his grandma long ago. Not to mention the squash from the garden, the bread baked by Gran, and the pies made by the young narrator (with a little help). Serving up a diverse array of...
25) No sad songs
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215 pages ; 23 cm
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"Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn't take long for Gabe to realize that going to school and looking after a grandfather with Alzheimer's is more work than he ever imagined....
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28 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"Ali's grandma can't hear or see very well these days, and she doesn't remember very much anymore. But Ali likes hanging out with her. So when Ali's mom takes out a wooden trunk full of Grandma's old photos, he sits with his grandmother, trying to figure out who is in all the old pictures. At first, his grandma doesn't seem to remember. But with a little help from Ali, she is soon sailing through the photos--and taking Ali along with her through the...
28) Fablehaven
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Fablehaven volume 1
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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.
29) Clean getaway
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227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble -- and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly...
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388 pages : illustration, maps ; 22 cm
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"For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, quiet. But this summer is different. This summer, she's received a letter from her grandparents--grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom's death--inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Ryanna accepts. She wants to learn about her mom. She wants...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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Ava is asked to dress up as an inspirational figure for her school assembly, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous familiar figures such as Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, and Rosa Parks, and tells Ava all about their fascinating histories, but Ava's classmates have already claimed them -- and she must choose someone else. But who? When Ava finds a mysterious old suitcase and Granny shares her own history, and how she came to England on...
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