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1) Our table
Author
Series
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A sensitive portrayal of loss and grief, told through a grandchild's inheritance of a stopwatch that belonged to Grampa. In this touching debut picture book about the loss of a beloved grandfather, author Loretta Garbutt explores the stages of grief with a delicate hand. The story opens with our narrator inheriting a stopwatch. For the grandchild, the object carries many cherished memories. "Grampa used to time everything. He timed me when I ran...
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in.
They didn't have much, but they had each other.
After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box...
They didn't have much, but they had each other.
After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box...
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Daniel's favorite thing to do is fish with his grandpa. But when his grandfather passes away, all that Daniel has left are stories of Big Larry, the monster fish Grandpa spent his life chasing. Daniel decides to try to catch Big Larry in honor of his grandpa. But can he land the biggest catch of his life, or will he let Big Larry get away?
6) Heartbeat
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
180 p.: 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.
8) Jo's Boys
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfiled school. Sequel to "Little Men."
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Chinese-American girl learns how to properly celebrate Chinese New Year when her grandmother from China visits and shows her what to do and what not to do.
10) Leave me alone!
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.
11) Zen Ties
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Stillwater the panda encourages Koo, Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy neighbor, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.
Author
Series
Publisher
Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
My First-Generation Family is the story of a normal day in Manny's life. When classmate Lenny visits his home, he discovers Manny's family moved here from Mexico. Who picks up Manny from school in a taxi? Papa! Who brings home dinner from her restaurant job? Mama! Who reads Manny's bedtime story? Mama and Papa! Lenny realizes love makes a family.
14) Little houses
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl visiting her grandparents at the beach stays in a little house and walks along the shore gathering seashells, wondering about the creatures who used to live in each shell, about the hidden treasures of the sea--and about the world.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 33 cm
Language
English
Description
"Grandad realizes the children have never met their cousins who are scattered across the globe. It's time to head off on an adventure to go visit them--but finding the long-lost cousins is harder than it sounds! "--
17) The vacation
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
197 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When his parents go to Africa to work as missionaries, twelve-year-old Henry's eccentric aunts, Pigg and Mag, take him on a cross-country car trip, allowing him to gain insight into his family and himself.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
86 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixth graders Anika Veerkar, Benicio Benny Flores, and Libby Abrams constantly study their surroundings, hoping to find the next feature story for their online neighborhood newsletter. But they've never turned their inquisitive gazes on themselves before. A chance question about Libby's door decoration leads the friends to realize they're all from immigrant families. This discovery prompts their next big questions: Where are our families from? Why...
20) Granny and Bean
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Gray skies, foamy waves, and brisk wind await Granny and Bean when they head out for their day by the sea. But they are full of only wonder and delight at all the shore has to offer. They listen for the shrieks of the seabirds as they discover treasures hidden in the sand, greet dogs as they pass, leap over logs, and settle out of the wind for a cozy treat before tramping homeward again. Rendered in simple, lilting text by Newbery...