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Barrett, Judi

Summary: Dozing off while contemplating Grandpa's unusual vacation, Kate dreams about Chewandswallow, where it snows popcorn and rains sandwiches and the fate of falling food intrigues her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 1997

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAR

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JPB BAR BASKET

Ponti, James

Summary: Twelve-year-old Alex Sherlock, his thirteen-year-old sister Zoe, and their friends Lina and Yadi decide to spend their summer in Miami investigating the many "cold cases" their grandfather accumulated during his years as a reporter--first up, Al Capone and a buried treasure.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PON

Doctorow, Cory

Summary: "It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go? For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial. It's just an overwhelming fact of life. And so are the great efforts to contain and mitigate it. Entire cities are being moved inland from the rising seas. Vast...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Publishing Group 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOC

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC DOC

Willis, Jeanne

Summary: A girl who is always outshone by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WIL

Pandian, Gigi

Summary: "Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2024

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PAN

Lewis, Caryl

Summary: Life is tough at home for Marty, but his eccentric grandad has a plan up his sleeve to give him hope that involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to Paris.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEW

Fagan, Deva

Summary: Paro questions the system she once believed in and joins the Seafoxes, a ragtag team of players seeking to win the deadly Noctis games, to saver her grandfather.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FAG

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FAG

Quach, Michelle

Summary: "Francine loves her grandfather, but their time together is running out. He has one final wish: to see a male heir carry on the family traditions. Francine knows his ideas are outdated, but she would do anything for him. Her solution? Ask Ollie Tran, a family friend (and former crush, not that it matters), to pretend to be ceremonially adopted and act like the grandson A Gūng never had. Ollie...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC QUA

Gonzalez James, Elizabeth

Summary: "In 1964, when Jaime Sonoro, Mexico's most renowned actor and singer, discovers a book telling of the multitude of horrific crimes committed by his ancestors, he must pay for their crimes unless he can uncover the truth about his grandfather, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024

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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC GON

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GON

Cole-Misch, Sally

1 hold on 5 copies

Summary: "Beth cherished her childhood summers on a pristine northern Canadian lake, where she reveled in the sweet smell of dew on early morning hikes, the loons' evening trills across the lake's many bays, every brush stroke of her brother's paintings celebrating their cherished place, and their grandfather's laughter as he welcomed neighbors to their annual Welsh harvest celebration. Theirs was an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2020

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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COL
1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLE

Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)

Summary: "Caroline has endured immeasurable loss, isolation, and cruelty in her young life. With her mother deceased and her father remarried, Caroline finds herself under the thumb of her controlling grandfather once again. Determined not to allow her suffering to have been in vain, Caroline embarks on a campaign to reclaim her own power and win over the most powerful person in her family. She will...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books

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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC AND

Lloyd, Toby

Summary: A close-knit Jewish family in London is pushed to the brink when they suspect their daughter is a witch. Hannah and Eric Rosenthal are devout Jews living in North London with their three children and Eric's father Yosef, a Holocaust survivor. Both intellectually gifted and deeply unconventional, the Rosenthals believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament and in the presence of God (and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2024

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LLO

Dewes, J. S.

Summary: "J. S. Dewes is back with her acclaimed and action packed Divide series (The Last Watch, The Exiled Fleet) where The Expanse meets the Night's Watch. The Sentinels have rallied under the leadership of Adequin Rake, and Cavalon Mercer has uncovered the horrifying genetic solution his grandfather is about to unleash on the unsuspecting outer colonies. Both Rake and Cavalon race against time to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tor, Tor Publishing Group

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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC DEW

McRady, Rachel

Summary: Helping her beloved grandfather John, who suffers from dementia, break out of his nursing home, 6-year-old Gracie Lynn joins him on a quest to chase the sun while her estranged parents frantically try to locate them before something bad happens.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alcove Press 2024

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCR

Johnson, Craig

Summary: "Sheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains, where Walt finds himself remembering when his father told about the first time he saw a man die. In the late forties, Bill Sutherland was shot but the investigation was stymied because no member of the elk camp where he was found was carrying the caliber rifle that killed the state...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2024

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC JOH

Suzuki, David

Summary: "Let's go on an insect expedition for kids ages 4 to 8! This adventure into the extraordinary world of bugs is inspired by David Suzuki's adventures with his own grandkids. It's time for the twins to go on a nature expedition with Bompa. What marvelous place will they explore this time? Tidepools at the sea? The pond full of frogs' eggs? Maybe deep in the forest? But to their disappointment,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: David Suzuki Institute 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SUZ

Sumner, Jamie

Summary: "Thirteen-year-old Ellie finds herself faced with first love and learning to let go as her friendship with best friend Bert starts to turn into something more, and her beloved grandfather loses his battle with Alzheimer's disease"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SUM

Duncan, Violet

Summary: When twelve-year-old Summer visits her family on a reservation in Alberta, Canada, she begins experiencing vivid dreams of running away from a residential school like the one her grandfather attended as a child and learns about unmarked children's graves, prompting her to seek answers about her community's painful past.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024

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Polacco, Patricia

Summary: Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1990

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC POL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Polacco

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POL

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POL

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POL

Ellis, Deborah

Summary: "Eleven-year-old Kate lives with her grandmother, who runs a junk shop in a big old house on the outskirts of town. It sometimes feels sad to be in the business of collecting other people's leftover stuff, but Kate knows sad. She's a bit lonely, and she doesn't remember her mother, who left long ago. Still, Kate dreams that one day her mother will return, and when she does, she'll need money....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books

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Hunt, Dallas

Summary: "As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe at the back of the book."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Highwater Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HUN

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