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Lee, Sophia N.

Summary: After recently moving to the United States, a young girl reminisces about her time spent helping her Lolo run his sari-sari store in the Philippines, and uses some of his wisdom to make herself feel more at home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEE

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LEE

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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Florence, Melanie

Summary: "This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them, how that pain is passed down and shared through generations, and how healing can also be shared. Stolen Words captures the beautiful, healing relationship...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2017

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLO

Hiranandani, Veera

Summary: A grandfather reflects on his loving relationship with his three grandchildren.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HIR

Treuer, Anton

Summary: "Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them. He hates being away from the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. And he hates the local bully in his neighborhood, Matt Schroeder, who terrorizes Ezra and his friend Nora George. Ezra...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2024

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

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

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

Cheng, Charlotte

Summary: A young girl finds comfort and solace in fond memories of her deceased, beloved grandfather, which help her cope with his death.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024

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Uegaki, Chieri

Summary: "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."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE UGE

Burnham, Molly B.

Summary: Ten-year-old Dottie learns to navigate the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living when her newly widowed grandfather comes to stay with her family.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BUR

Le, Minh

Summary: A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2018

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LE

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LE

Engle, Margarita

Summary: "Cuando visitamos a abuelo, lo ayudo a vender frutas, pregonando los nombres de cada una mientras caminamos: nuestros pasos repican como tambores, nuestras manos, cual maracas, agitan las brillantes siluetas de las frutas mientras cantamos...con ritmo 'Mango limón coco melón naranja toronja plátano piña' ...Vivo lejos de abuelo, pero podemos cantar rimas de ida y vuelta entre nuestros dos...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, un sello editorial de la División Infantil de Simon & Schuster 2021

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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ENG

Hrab, Naseem

Summary: After her grandfather's death, a young girl explores her Baba Bazorg's house. As the girl wanders through the house, almost idly, her Baba Bazorg's house stands in for the man himself, with each object she describes standing as a touchstone to a memory, and each memory serving as a window into the relationship between the child and her grandfather. As she looks through its rooms, the things she...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HRA

Donnelly, Paddy

Summary: Something mysterious is happening at Lake Loughareema. There are days the lake is beautiful, shimmering, and full. And then there are other days when it's ... empty. Meara sets out to explore the island and uncover the truth for herself.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yeehoo Press 2021

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Yolen, Jane

Summary: "Under Grandpa's watchful eye, the kids are thrilled to discover that the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and windswept trees on Giant Island are much more than they seem. Are the children the first to fathom this huge secret, or does Grandpa have a secret of his own?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flashlight Press 2022

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Galbraith, Bree

Summary: "Usha lives in a town where the sun hasn't shone for as long as anyone can remember. Only her grandfather remembers its brilliance and tells Usha stories about the time before other people took the sun away, building a wall to keep it all to themselves. So Usha decides to do something, and sets off in search of the sun. When at last Usha reaches the wall, she tries to kick it down, climb it,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books 2020

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Ryan, Pam Munoz

Summary: "Maximiliano Cordoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow. If Max could see tomorrow, he would know if he will make Santa Maria's celebrated futbol team and whether he'll ever meet his mother, who disappeared when he was a baby. He longs to know more about her, but Papa won't talk. So when Max...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2020

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Smith, Brian

Summary: "When Pea, Bee, & Jay hear stories of Gramp's youth, they find each yarn to be wilder than the last. He once had a pet dog, was a professional wrestling champ, and even led a jailbreak out of a can of peas...But when Gramps goes missing, it's up to the trio to bring him home."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC SMI

Ramos, Vanessa

Summary: Sixth-grader Selena Estrella Herrera's family moves to El Paso to help care for her grandfather, and she tries to reinvent herself by claiming her identity as *Strella--but the project her team chooses is about the singer Selena after whom *Strella is actually named.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED RAM

Ryan, Pam Munoz

Summary: Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020

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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RYA

Elbayya, Hazar

Summary: "A girl's grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war-torn land"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books

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Park, Ginger

Summary: Lily and her grandpa are good pen pals, so when he dies and leaves behind a rice paper scroll he was painting for her, Lily finishes the scroll with help from her mother.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAR

Riggs, Ransom.

Summary: A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2012

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

Summary: A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains togo to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Home Video Corp. 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV HEI

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