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1) Mamo
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Series
Pub. Date
2022
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"Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo's attic is taken over bya poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo's spirit, saving her hometown, and...
2) Ferris
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
226 pages ; 21 cm
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Description
During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement and her grandmother seeing a ghost--one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans.
3) Summer walk
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Series
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 26 cm
Description
"Ramble through the woods, as you join Grammy and her favorite grandkids on a summer walk. Illustrations and rhymes will guide readers as they learn to identify twenty-six different insects. At day's end, discover how to create a caterpillar habitat"--
4) Supergran!
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"When one family is besieged by illness, missing pets, mounds of dirty laundry and dishes, Supergran rushes in to help manage the chaos"--
5) The raft
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Description
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
6) The walk
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As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.
Author
Series
Celia Cleary volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
338 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
Description
"Twelve-year-old Celia Cleary's first vision launches a quest to change her neighbor Jeffrey Johnson's fate"--
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter—her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call (3z(Bjournalism.(3y(B As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha...
Author
Publisher
Espasa
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
462 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Londres, 2017. Lucille adora a su abuela Sylvie, y cuando esta le pide ayuda para recuperar una reliquia, la joven no duda en subirse a un tren rumbo a Par�is tras la pista de un Dior de valor incalculable. Lo que Lucille no sabe es que detr�as de ese vestido se esconde un gran secreto familiar que podr�ia cambiar su vida por completo. Par�is, 1952. La Francia de la posguerra est�a llena de lujos y excesos, y Alice forma parte de ese privilegiado...
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"Mariah Ellison, Charlotte Pitt's grandmother, accepts her longtime friend Winnie's gracious invitation to spend Christmas with her and her husband, Barton, in their picturesque village. But upon arrival, Mariah discovers that Winnie has vanished without a trace, and Barton rudely rescinds the invitation. Once Mariah finds another acquaintance to stay with during the holiday season, she begins investigating Winnie's disappearance. Mariah's uncanny...
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Battling writer's block, once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is offered a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity by a reclusive mega billionaire who wants her help in writing a book that reveals a shocking secret about his grandmother and Daphne duMaurier, trapping her in a gothic mystery of her own.
12) Joy takes root
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Description
"It’s Joy’s first summer in her grandmother’s South Carolina garden—a rite of passage. In the midst of okra, spinach, and strawberries, Grammy teaches Joy that plants are friends with many uses. Herbs, for example, can be turned into medicine. There in Grammy’s abundant backyard, Joy learns to listen for the heartbeat of the earth and connect it to her own as she takes deep breaths and puts her intentions into the...
Author
Publisher
Two Lions, a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Diya is excited to be going to India for Diwali, the Festival of Lights. That means she'll get to spend time with Nani, her beloved grandma, who she hasn't seen since her family moved from India . . . Once Diya arrives in India, she immediately feels at home with Nani. Together they go shopping at the bazaar and prepare for the festival. As Diya and Nani celebrate Diwali together, Diya's heart soars. But all too soon, her trip will come to an end....
Author
Publisher
Con Todo Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"A soon-to-be quinceañera spends the day before her birthday thinking about all the stories her family would tell her about Cuba. Like the delicious warm pastelitos her dad loves, the colorful carnavales in her mom's town of Camagüey, and the sights and sounds of bongos and guiros. But what is she had a wishing tree that brought all of these memories to life? Abuela's Wishing Tree is a lyrical picture book that pays tribute to the Cuban immigrant...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Description
"Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comes crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation." --book jacket
16) Beholder
Author
Publisher
Push, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan. Athanasios "Athan" Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Lily Rosewood has lived with her grandmother since her dad's death a year ago. She and Gram have always been close--Gram's role as chair of their family's luxury coat business has inspired Lily's love of fashion, and Lily hopes to follow in Gram's footsteps one day. Then Gram dies suddenly, and Lily's world is upended. Gram's quarter of a billion dollar fortune is missing, and Lily has been banned from the manor she and Gram shared. But Gram has...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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In order to steal the Midnight Drum and free her powerful grandmother, twelve-year-old vampire Serwa deceptively collaborates with her rival Declan, a Slayer, but joining forces compels Serwa to confront truths about herself she has tried hard to deny.
After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty,...
20) Monster baker
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Description
"Tomorrow is Grandmonster’s 247th birthday, and Tillie has a boo-rilliant idea. She’s going to bake a birthday cake! But when Uncle Hairy gobbles up Tillie’s near-Pierrefect Squirmin’ Chocolate Cake, she rushes to bake another. SPLAT! And another. 'MY CAKE!' And another. SHRIEK! Baking on her own isn’t easy, and Tillie makes many mistakes, learning that with a little patience, care, and determination, she can do...
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