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Viva, Frank

Summary: During the course of a day spent with Grampa, Owen learns silly dances to fight the urge to pee.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 VIV

Mills, Claudia

Summary: Twelve-year-old Sonnet grapples with the loss of her grandfather's apple orchard, disrupted by a housing development, and forms an uneasy relationship with her neighbor Zeke after they discover a family secret that has the potential to disrupt Sonnet's family or bring about healing and growth.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024

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Berenstain, Mike

Summary: Join Papa, Mama, and the cubs as Gramps introduces them to some of the traditions most associated with St. Patrick's Day, from gathering to enjoy a parade down Main Street to leprechauns and pots of gold.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE BER

Glaser, Karina Yan

Summary: 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GLA

Dabarera, Dinalie

Summary: "Sometimes, the moments that Sona spends with her Sinhalese grandfather, her seeya, are quiet. They speak different languages and don't always use words. But they do communicate in other ways. Sometimes, they're loud. They play dress-up, stomp in puddles, and pretend to be puppies. They cook pittu, tease each other when they're messy, and read to each other, even though they might not...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAB

Cheng, Jack

Summary: "Sixth grader Andy Zhou grapples with fitting in, befriends a bully, drifts apart from his childhood best friend, and gets to know grandparents who have just moved from Shanghai to live with his family"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Lilly, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Marie)

Summary: Whether you're settling in for a heaping plate of banana pudding or arepas and tostones, a good meal can always bring families together. Once a year, on a Friday night, My family leaves the city And drives hours and hours . . . First my family drives through the mountains to stop at Mamaw and Papaw's house in rural West Virginia. We share blueberry jam and toast for breakfast the next morning,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG LIL

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

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BON

Shepherd, Gail

Summary: 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.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SHE

Platt, Christine A.

Summary: "It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"--Page [2].

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JBR PURPLE SPANISH PLA

James, Anna (Anna Lois)

Summary: When eleven-year-old Tilly Pages joins Oskar and his family on a Christmas trip to Paris, she and her friend bookwander into the land of fairy tales, where someone--or something--is causing chaos.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC JAM

Li, Christina

Summary: "Thanks to her Ye-Ye's epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his death, she feels lost, and it seems like everyone--from her best friends to her older sister--is abandoning her. After Ruby gets in major trouble at school, her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center, with her grandmother, Nai-Nai, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LI

Pan, Emily X. R.

Summary: Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: when her mother committed suicide, she turned into a bird and flew to her native Taiwan. On her journey to find her mother, Leigh must face her family's past and move towards a future of forgiveness and love.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PAN

Estrada, Isabel

Summary: In the 1970s mariachi was only for boys, but when Tuchi stumbles across her nana's guitarrón she decides to audition for her school's mariachi ensemble.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Wld Cult Estrada

Smith, Heather

Summary: "In this illustrated picture book, a child helps their grandparents deal with a difficult change in abilities."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SMI

Sosa, Daniela

Summary: "While spending the summer with his grandparents, who never do anything fun, a boy finds a suitcase filled with photos of people on the coolest adventures, but who could they be?"--Colophon page.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SOS

Satoko Seo, Emily

Summary: A little girl is determined to make perfect nigiri sushi for her grandmother, but her efforts only lead to frustration, until a surprising discovery helps her understand that cooking with love is more important than cooking perfect food.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAT

Milledge, Sas

Summary: Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo's attic is taken over by a poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Box 2022

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Matson, Morgan

Summary: "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, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023

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Ransom, Candice F.

Summary: A girl spends a very special day with her grandparents, going to the museum and the park, and ending up helping her grandfather paint a new birdhouse.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR Orange Ransom

Gilbert, Frances

Summary: "A little girl, with the help of her Grandma, bakes her very first cake for her Mom's birthday"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Zalben, Jane Breskin

Summary: "When Christmas and the first night of Chanukah occur on the same day, all of Sophie and Max's grandparents come over to partake in both Jewish and Christian traditions together"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Reidy, Jean

Summary: "Celebrates the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REI

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE REI

Creech, Sharon.

Summary: After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1994

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC CRE

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