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1) Fablehaven
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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.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the same coin. Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy and bluest-blood New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of Genevieve's...
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"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself"--Provided by publisher.
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[2022]
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"Hooray for Grandparents! celebrates the special role grandparents play in children's lives and collects 50 ways to build a strong relationship between grandparent and grandchild. Through fun activities to do together, ways to create your own special traditions, advice on how to be their support in difficult times, and ideas for building a legacy that goes on throughout their own lives, this is full of useful, fun, and meaningful ways for grandparents...
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After being stood-up by a man she connected with at the starting line of an annual 5K "Santa Run," Susan Norcross, a successful bookstore owner in a Michigan lakeside community, is shocked when her grandparents try to help find him by authoring a social media post that goes viral.
12) Just like Jackie
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Fifth grader Robbie is determined to stay out of trouble so that she does not worry her grandfather whose memory is failing and to make sure that she and her grandfather stay together as he is the only family she has left.
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[2022]
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English
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Hispanic Heritage Month Children's Books
New Children's Books November 2022
Summer Reading 2023: Kindergarten To 1st Grade
Summer Reading Challenge 2024: Read A Book With A Green Cover
New Children's Books November 2022
Summer Reading 2023: Kindergarten To 1st Grade
Summer Reading Challenge 2024: Read A Book With A Green Cover
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"Esmé lives with her grandparents on the uppermost floor of the topmost best building. It's her birthday. Mimi and Pipo gave her a beautiful guitar. But they didn't plan a birthday party...With the help of her cat, El Toro, and a lot of help from her neighbors in the topmost best building, the irrepressible Esmé gets the birthday party of her dreams"--
18) I wanna go home
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[2014]
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Through a series of letters, Alex tries to convince his parents that he should not be staying with his grandparents while they are away, but slowly comes to realize that he can have fun, even at Happy Hills Retirement Community.
19) Controlled burn
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[2022]
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Sent to spend the summer with her grandparents in Northern Minnesota after a devastating fire destroyed her home, Maia must overcome her guilt, anxiety, fear, and self-doubt to save those she loves most when danger strikes again.
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