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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Remembering childhood stories her grandfather once told her, young physician Natalia becomes convinced that he spent his last days searching for "the deathless man," a vagabond who claimed to be immortal. As Natalia struggles to understand why her grandfather, a deeply rational man would go on such a farfetched journey, she stumbles across a clue that leads her to the extraordinary story of the tiger's wife.
3) Silent House
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the Nobel Prize winner and acclaimed author of My Name is Red comes an unforgettable novel about a Turkish family gathering in the shadow of an impending military coup that's “threaded through with ideas about history, religion, memory, class and politics” (The New York Times Book Review).
In a crumbling mansion in a gentrified former fishing village on the Turkish coast, the widow Fatma awaits...
In a crumbling mansion in a gentrified former fishing village on the Turkish coast, the widow Fatma awaits...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
A "novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales"-- Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Fullscreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Belle, an animal-loving 12-year-old, becomes withdrawn after her mother's death in an automobile accident. Rebelling against her father, she is sent to live at the horse ranch of her gruff maternal grandfather. Belle transforms the entire family.
7) Fablehaven
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate in Connecticut, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In "If I Knew it Was Going to Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become a Grandparent First Willard Scott, along with celebrities and ordinary people, will write about all the joys of becoming a grandparent. "If I Knew it Was Going to Be This Much Fun will be similar in format to "The Older the Fiddle, The Better the Tune-a long introduction by Willard, followed by shorter pieces by each contributor. This is a great follow-up book for Willard who was...
16) The grandma book
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Presents the different ways grandmothers show their grandchildren love, from offering advice and babysitting to making things and giving lots of kisses.
18) The big five
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A playful and informative story about wild animals and about the love between a child and a grandparent."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Children and grandmothers love playing together, eating together--just being together. Every time is a special time, for both. This book captures the special moments without sentimentality, but with warmth and love."--Provided by publisher.