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Language
English
Description
"Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
After the death of their mother, thirteen-year-old Serenity Evans and her younger brother go to live with their grandparents, who try to keep them safe from bad influences and help them come to terms with what has happened to their family. Includes recipe for red velvet cake.
24) The hope jar
Author
Series
Prayer jars volume 1
Language
English
Description
Michelle Taylor is not who her new Amish family believes her to be, but how can she tell the truth without hurting the ones she has come to love?
28) One dark night
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his grandparents help a mother cat and her kittens find safety during a summer thunderstorm.
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
32) Bluebird summer
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Gramps' farm isn't the same after Grandma's death, but slowly Mags and Cody work to recreate her spirit by bringing back some of the things she loved.
34) My elephant
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When Grandma and Grandpa are too busy to play, a little boy conjures up an imaginary elephant as his playmate, but worries what his grandparents will say when the elephant manages to make a mess around the house.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water-it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. When she travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time, Leigh is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds...
39) First snow
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Some little mice spend a snowy day skating and sledding with their grandparents.
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