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1) Bad grandpa
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2014, p2013.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eighty-six-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his eight-year-old grandson Billy. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants, funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.
3) Adoration
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Simon is a young orphan being raised by his uncle Tom. As his grandfather lay dying, Simon discovers how racist and backwards his uncle is. Simon's grandfather hated Simon's father and claims that he intentionally killed Simon's mother in a car crash. Simon's family narrative is cleverly knit into a news story presented to Simon by his high school French teacher as a translation exercise. The article is read by the teacher about an attempted bombing...
Author
Publisher
Fondo De Cultura Económica
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"Esta no sólo es la historia de un niño y su abuelo que lo comparten todo: la recámara, las golosinas, el gusto por el béisbol, los paseos por el parque y el nombre: León. Este libro expone, de manera simultánea, los puntos de vista de los dos protagonistas -León abuelo y León niño- sobre las situaciones que viven juntos y lo que, aparentemente, le ocultan al otro para no lastimarlo. Así, con una sencilla historia, pero a la vez profunda...
5) Perro viejo
Author
Publisher
Océano Travesía
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
The young pups think that Grandpa is boring until one day they discover that he knows a few tricks.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
Author
Publisher
Juventud
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Since Grandpa's illness and death, his family have left his boat, The Periwinkle, untouched and unused. But one day they decide to repair the boat in memory of Grandpa, and find that it is better to remember than to forget.
9) Superabuelo
Author
Publisher
Tortuga Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (unpaged)
Description
A sixty-six-year-old grandfather, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.
Sumario en español: Gustaf Håkansson tenía 66 años. Quería andar en una carrera de bicicletas pero los jueces dijeron que el era demasiado viejo para eso. Así decidió entrar la carrera a solas y al final ganó la carrera.
10) Circus Mirandus
Author
Series
Circus Mirandus volume 1
Publisher
LA Galera, SAU Editorial
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Ephraim, el abuelo de Micah, siempre le ha contado maravillosas historias sobre el Circus Mirandus, un circo mágico que había visitado de niño. Pero ahora Ephraim se está muriendo, y la terrible tía abuela Gertrudis se ocupará de Micah. Toda la magia de la infancia de este parece desvanecerse, hasta que el abuelo lecuenta un gran secreto: el Circus Miranda es real, y el Domador de Luz, su mayor mago, le debe un milagro. Acompañado por su...
11) Fablehaven
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 1
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
302 p. : 24 cm.
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.
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Abandoned by his mother at the age of 8, Marcel is raised by his loving grandfather, Pascual. But when he turns 21 and prepares to move out, starting a new life with his girlfriend, he must choose between caring for Pascual, who has become sick with old age, and pursuing his dreams and desires.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
436 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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La autora de La fruta del borrachero nos entrega una deslumbrante historia caleidoscópica que recupera el legado místico de su familia. A Ingrid Rojas Contreras la magia le corre por las venas. No era una niña fácil de sorprender: creció en medio de la violencia política de los años ochenta y noventa en Colombia, en una casa siempre atestada de gente que venía a que su madre le leyera el futuro. Su abuelo materno, Nono, era un curandero de...
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