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83) Imagine that!
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"Mommy and Lila are going to visit Grandpa, but Lila is busy playing in her own imaginary world. Grandpa decides to join Lila--because using your imagination is even more fun when you play together!"--
85) Caboose mystery
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Boxcar children volume 11
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English
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Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a curious train caboose in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.
The Aldens take a train journey! And at every stop, someone has something to say about the train car the children are riding in. It turns out Caboose Number 777 has an unusual past—one that comes...
The Aldens take a train journey! And at every stop, someone has something to say about the train car the children are riding in. It turns out Caboose Number 777 has an unusual past—one that comes...
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Deep Valley books volume 2
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English
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After graduating from high school, Emily Webster longs to go off with everyone else, but she must stay home and take care of her grandfather, a Civil War veteran, and it is at home that she discovers many new adventures.
87) Indian shoes
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English
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Native American Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage Month: Kids (November 2022)
The Native American Experience - Grade School
Native American Heritage Month: Kids (November 2022)
The Native American Experience - Grade School
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Together with Grampa, Ray Halfmoon, a Seminole-Cherokee boy, finds creative and amusing solutions to life's challenges.
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
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"A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa. May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May can't take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals...
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This is a sensitive book, a classic in many countries, about a friendship between two boys and an old man. There are plenty of old men who would do as a grandfather at the retirement home, Ulf suggests, when Berra wonders why he doesn't have one. They go there together to find one - ideally one who eats pig's trotters, invites you to tea and who can teach you to whistle.
90) Soccer shake-up
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English
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Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
91) Home sweet motel
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Welcome to Wonderland volume 1
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English
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"P.T. and his friend Gloria must solve a mystery at the world's wackiest motel: The Wonderland"--
92) Caleb's story
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English
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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.
93) Pitcher pressure
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English
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"Allen's grandpa has never missed a baseball game until tonight. While Allen plays his most important game ever, Grandpa fights for his life at the hospital. Allen wants to win the game for his grandpa, but he's facing his biggest challenge, Hank "The Tank" Steele"--Unedited summary from book.
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English
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Multicultural Booklist
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
RLG Diverse Stories
Multicultural Booklist
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
RLG Diverse Stories
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A little boy's grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, teach him about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions.
95) Ojiichan's gift
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English
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AANHPI Authors: Board & Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Kids)
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
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"A young girl finds a way to give the gift of a traditional Japanese garden back to her beloved grandfather and accept a difficult change."--
96) The runaways
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English
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The Runaways is an adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers. Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble. Ulf's dad finds it too stressful to visit. But Ulf visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed, and when he's not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest--the island where he lived with Grandma before she died. He wants to go back, but they...
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"Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop's house, but he's a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. Luckily, his knowing Grandpop tells him it's not quite time to go to bed yet, first, he needs Isaac's help in putting the house to bed. Quietly and slowly, they move from room to room, turning out lights and pulling down shades, as Grandpop gently explains the nighttime sounds that Isaac finds unfamiliar. Now it's...
99) Grandpa's garden
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English
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OBD Gardening - YOUTH
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
Summer Reads for Little Kids
Youth - EPPL Seed Library
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
Summer Reads for Little Kids
Youth - EPPL Seed Library
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Billy learns about gardening from his grandfather. Includes gardening tips.
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