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1) Evergreen
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
An illustrated celebration of grandmothers and the magic they perform as they sweep children away on adventures, help create in the kitchen and garden, and turn worries into giggles.
3) Grumbones
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
291 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Description
Budding sleuths Helena and her best friend Ben hire an insufferable ghostly guide named Grumbones to track down her recently deceased grandmother in the underworld.
Author
Series
Lola books (Anna McQuinn) volume 8
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
When Lola's Nana-Bibi comes to visit, they have a whole week of adventures.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Corina's Abuela helps her select flowers that mean something to Corina from the garden for her Mexican flower crown that she will wear on her birthday, and explains the symbolic meaning of a birthday crown.
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Formats
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Mia is spending her summer with her grandmother in a small Maine town, expecting it to be an oasis of stability in her changing life, but there is a new know-it-all boy next door, and soon she finds herself competing with Cayman in identifying an injuredbird of prey--and pretty much everything else.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Artie loves giving hugs. But she can't give a hug to her Grandma who lives so far away. Instead, she shows us how to send hugs using the magic of handwritten letters in this timeless story about connecting to loved ones when you can't always do so in person. Both timely and timeless, How to Send a Hug is about reaching out across the miles when you can't do so yourself in person and turning words into love.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
129 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisiaon de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
¿Cómo expresarte cuando sientes que nadie te escucha? En esta conmovedora novela en verso ̶ que Lisa Fipps, autora galardonada con un Printz Honor Award, llama "potente" ̶ , una niña enfrenta su segundo año de escuela intermedia mientras lidia con problemas de salud mental. Deberá encontrar la manera de usar su voz para pedir la ayuda y la comprensión que merece.
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
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
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
260 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
Audrey Covington’s parents are the textbook definition of strict—they don’t let Audrey stay up late or watch scary movies, and they definitely don’t let her go anywhere unsupervised. Audrey knows it’s best to just accept the way it is. But her friends decide her parents’ rules are getting in the way of all their fun and unceremoniously disinvite her from their annual start-of-summer slumber party so they aren’t tied down by boring Audrey....
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
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
When she accidentally tears her grandmother's very special yellow aao dài while practicing the Vietnamese Fan Dance for her school's International Day, Naliah learns how to mend it as well as how to believe in herself and make it her own.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
Asked to dress up as an inspirational figure for her school assembly, Ava doesn't know who to choose until she finds a mysterious suitcase that reveals her Granny's own history, realizing there's been a hero right in front of her this whole time.
18) 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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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
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,...
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