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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Told in two voices, eleven-year-olds Mimi, who is visiting her wealthy grandparents in Karachi, Pakistan, for the first time and Sakina, daughter of the grandparents' cook, form an unexpected friendship.--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's fortieth birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series, perfect for fans of the Penderwicks. It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his...
Author
Series
Young Amelia Bedelia (Picture books) volume 3
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While visiting her grandparents, literal-minded Amelia Bedelia finally learns, despite some mishaps, how to bake an apple pie.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, and quiet. But this summer is different. This summer, she's received a letter from her grandparents--grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom's death--inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Ryanna accepts. She wants to learn about her mom. She wants...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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 up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day...
11) Haunt and seek
Author
Series
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ben Tajima spots a ghostly boy all over town during a visit with his grandparents to Chicago, Illinois"--
12) A plan for Pops
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated picture book, a child helps their grandparents deal with a difficult change in abilities."--
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 4
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa, is spending Christmas with her granny in Canada; she will see snow for the first time.
15) A grand day
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Celebrates the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
While staying with his grandparents in Castle-on-the-Hudson, Charlie stumbles upon a mystery but must learn American Sign Language to keep up with Frog, a deaf girl who wants to help solve it.
19) The octopus
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.
Author
Publisher
Kathy Dawson Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Lyndie and her parents must move to her grandparents' home in small-town Tennessee in 1985, having to keep all family problems private only adds to their problems.
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