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Author
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of a shocking tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits her mother's charming, but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing grandfather Andrew, her only living relative--not counting her scoundrel father. But the gruff, deeply kind Andrew has begun displaying signs of decline. Natalie thinks it's best to move him to an assisted living facility to ensure the care he needs. To pay for it, she plans...
Author
Series
Bones volume 5
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In his latest case, young Jeffrey Bones tries to discover the whereabouts of his grandfather's missing birthday present.
Author
Series
Fourteenth goldfish volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Ellie's Grandpa Melvin, a world-renowned scientist in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy, comes for an extended visit, he teaches her that experimenting--and failing--is part of life.--
12) Caleb's story
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sequel to: Skylark.
The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.
14) Forever hidden
Author
Series
The treasures of Nome volume 1
Language
English
Description
"When her grandfather's health begins to decline, Havyn is determined to keep her family together. But everyone has secrets - including John, the hired stranger who recently arrived on their farm. To help out Havyn starts singing at a local roadhouse - but dangerous eyes grow jealous as she and John grow closer. Will they realize the peril before it is too late?"--Publisher description.
15) Jody's beans
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
29 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
From spring to fall with the help of her grandfather, Jody learns to plant, care for, harvest, prepare, and eat some runner beans.
16) Lure of the lake
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twins Harley and Rhiannon Hummingbird travel from their Oklahoma home to their grandparents' new cabin in northern Wisconsin where they not only learn about the best techniques in having a successful day fishing, but also about teamwork and persistence.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A boy describes how he, his grandfather, and the rest of his family work on their tree farm throughout the year to prepare Christmas trees. Includes extra on Christmas tree lore, facts, and time line.
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones volume 6
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
85 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Junie B is very upset when a boy in her class plans to invite everyone except her to his birthday party, but her grandfather helps her deal with the situation.
19) Winter Shadow
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
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Description
In an isolated mountain village, nine-year-old Maria and her grandfather rescue and raise a wolf cub, Shadow, and when Shadow eventually leaves to join his own kind, a stranger's words help Maria to accept that this is for the best.
20) The good thieves
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.