Ogle, Rex

Summary: "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA 920 OGL

Quindlen, Anna

Summary: "Before mommy blogs were even invented, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of motherhood in her nationally syndicated column. Now she's taking the next step and going full Nana in the pages of this lively and moving book about her grandchildren, her children, and her new and remarkable role"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUI

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUI

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUINDLEN, ANNA QUI

Yang, Kao Kalia

Summary: "Drawn from Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this heartfelt picture book offers a window into the life of a family with little money and a great deal of love"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE YAN

Summary: Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LIT
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LIT

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LIT RATED R

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Little

Trigiani, Adriana.

Summary: "The beloved New York Times bestselling author shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers-time-tested common sense advice on the most important aspects of a woman's life, from childhood to old age"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 813.54 TRI

Summary: Bert O'Riley is a retired Hollywood actor who has been estranged from his only daughter for many years. But when she ends up in the hospital following a car accident, social services places 10-year-old Becca, with the grandfather she's never met. Now, in the special season of surprises, Bert is about to receive the greatest gift of a lifetime.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertainment 2008

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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday G

Trigiani, Adriana.

Summary: "The beloved New York Times bestselling author shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance from her two grandmothers-time-tested common sense advice on the most important aspects of a woman's life, from childhood to old age"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2010

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 813 TRI

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 TRI

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

Krans, Angela Pham

Summary: When Felix's grandmother comes from Vietnam to stay with his family in the United States, Felix realizes that he can help Grandma by teaching her English.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRA

Elmore, Phyllis Biffle

Summary: "A memoir of a Detroit child raised in Alabama by her grandmother, whose storytelling and quilt-making open up a world of drama, passion, and African American identity"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELMORE, PHYLLIS ELM

Chandler, Matt

Summary: Twelve-year-old Ella loves visiting her grandparents in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina every summer, and this year her grandfather announces they are going catfish noodling--but Ella is unsure about catching a fish with her bare hands.

Format: text

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

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CHA

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CHA

Bontigao, Lynnor

Summary: "Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she won't get to spend the rest of the summer with her lola -- until she...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BON