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Old Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count a while ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native ('with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in'), he's the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska. When his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"In 1964, when Jaime Sonoro, Mexico's most renowned actor and singer, discovers a book telling of the multitude of horrific crimes committed by his ancestors, he must pay for their crimes unless he can uncover the truth about his grandfather, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower"--
4) The D.O.G
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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Lola is determined to get a dog, but first she must convince her mother and grandfather, get the rules changed in her building, and a few other things.
5) Heidi
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English
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Heidi, a Swiss orphan, is heartbroken when she must leave her home and grandfather to go to school and care for a sick girl named Clara in the city.
6) Bag of bones
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Scribner
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English
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A powerful tale of grief, love’s enduring bonds, and secrets of the past from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King.
Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls “Sara Laughs,” Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There,...
Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls “Sara Laughs,” Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There,...
9) Skyfishing
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"A young girl helps her grandfather adjust to his new home in the city with her family by inventing a fantastical fishing game"--
10) Crouching tiger
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
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English
Description
When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him.
12) The emissary
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English
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Japan, after suffering from a massive irreparable disaster, cuts itself off from the world. Children are so weak they can barely stand or walk: the only people with any get-go are the elderly. Mumei lives with his grandfather Yoshiro, who worries about him constantly. They carry on a day-to-day routine in what could be viewed as a post-Fukushima time, with all the children born ancient—frail and gray-haired, yet incredibly compassionate and...
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Bella Vista volume 3
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English
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Inheriting her mother?s San Francisco bookshop in the wake of a tragedy, Natalie bonds with her ailing grandfather and hires a contractor to perform repairs before unexpected discoveries connect her to the community and family secrets.
15) Seed
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English
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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.
16) The gullywasher
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Publisher
Northland Pub
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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Leticia's grandfather, who was a vaquero as a young man, provides fanciful explanations for how he got his wrinkles, white hair, round belly, and stooped frame.
18) Grandpa Green
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English
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A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
19) Scroll
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After learning how to draw Chinese characters, Lulu and her dog Dumpling step into a magical world where the characters come to life.
20) Abuelo
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Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated story about a boy and his grandfather, and the family bond that can span miles.
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