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Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Grandparents are the reassuring heroes in this story about a boy and girl who go on an overnight visit at their grandmother and grandfather's farm"--
Two children's enthusiastic efforts are met with patience and understanding by their grandparents on overnight visit to their farm.
Author
Series
Darius the Great volume 1
Language
English
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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
Publisher
Inlandia Institute
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Sarassine Anfang, a precocious Los Angeles teen, is so fed up with her dysfunctional Jewish Hancock Park family that she decides to run away to her grandfather's Wilshire condo and become a plumber, but her chocolate-eating grandmother and her distracted parents have other ideas.
Author
Language
English
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Description
When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
6) Fablehaven
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
When her estranged grandparents invite her to stay with them in the Poconos for the summer, Ryanna meets many relatives on her late mom's side of the family and discovers a whole new side of herself--and a place where she really belongs.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is the story of four generations in the life of an American family. A wheelchair-bound retired historian embarks on a monumental quest: to come to know his grandparents, now long dead. The unfolding drama of the story of the American West sets the tone for Stegner's masterpiece.
Author
Series
Wiley and Grampa's creature features volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
When a giant meteor hits Gingham County, Wiley and Grampa must battle evil alien hairdressers and brainwashed grannies.
12) Rumbelow's dance
Author
Publisher
Andersen
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Rumbelow is off to visit his grandparents. As he sets off he feels so happy that he starts to dance. Along the way he meets many different characters, who all join in with his infectious dancing!
Author
Series
Big Foot and Little Foot volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hugo, a young sasquatch, and his friend Gigi use a Monster Detector to find a Green Whistler, but when Hugo's human friend, Boone, joins in, surprises are in store.
14) A grand day
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren"--
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 2
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven, they discover that Grandpa Sorenson has asked three specialists to protect the property from the Society of the Evening Star, a group determined to steal an artifact of great power from the preserve.
18) Yasmin the vet
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When Yasmin discovers an injured cat she immediately slips into the role of vet to care for the animal with the assistance of her grandmother, while her grandfather tries to contact the owner.
19) Walk two moons
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
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.
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