Lewis, Beverly
Summary: Eric wants to find out about the old man who has moved in next door, so he and the other Cul-de-sac Kids decide to pay him a Christmas visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers 1995
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC LEWRubin, Adam
Summary: When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandpiper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RubCannon, Janell
Summary: A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CANDrabble, Margaret
Summary: "A magnificently mordant reckoning with mortality by the great British novelist Francesca Stubbs has a very full life. A highly regarded expert on housing for the elderly who is herself getting on in age, she drives restlessly round England, which is 'her last love'. She wants to 'see it all before she dies'. Amid the professional conferences she attends, she fits in visits to old friends,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DRACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC DRAAltés, Marta.
Summary: An elderly grandfather bear and his adoring grandson share a special relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALTPaulsen, Gary
Summary: "Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Paulsen 2016Kimmel, Eric A.
Summary: On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KIMRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1995
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLAitken, Margaret
Summary: "Marjorie wants a friend who loves the same things she does: baking shows, knitting, and gardening. Someone like Granny. So with a sprinkle of flour in her hair and a spritz of lavender perfume, Marjorie goes undercover to the local Senior Citizens Group"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AITMcCahan, Erin
Summary: "The summer after senior year of high school, Briggs Henry works as a personal assistant to an eccentric elderly woman in a house on the shores of Lake Michigan, and finds himself distracted by the mysterious girl next door"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCCRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: To relieve the boredom of a long, hot summer, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby join their fun-loving neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her mischievous dog Zeke on an adventurous sightseeing boat cruise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Children's Books 2010
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Summary: Mr. Putter is convinced to run in a senior marathon with his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, when he learns that second prize is a train set.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2008
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Summary: Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby take time off from napping to play on the Yankee Doodle Dandies baseball team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE RYLGantos, Jack
Summary: Pursued by the authorities, Jack and Miss Volker take to the road in this madcap follow-up to the Newbery Medal winner.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC GANRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: Mr. Putter's neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, decides that they should join a band, but finding the right one isn't as easy as it sounds--for them or their pets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1998
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLRylant, Cynthia
Summary: Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, and Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, head for the sledding slope for the wildest ride ever. Maybe winter is not so slow after all!
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE MR.Rylant, Cynthia.
Summary: While enjoying autumn weather and activities, Mr. Putter, realizing how much he misses going to school, takes his cat Tabby, their adventurous neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her cake-loving dog Zeke to "Show and Tell."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: While enjoying autumn weather and activities, Mr. Putter, realizing how much he misses going to school, takes his cat Tabby, their adventurous neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her cake-loving dog Zeke to "Show and Tell."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandpiper/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RYLRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: To relieve the boredom of a long, hot summer, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby join their fun-loving neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her mischievous dog Zeke on an adventurous sightseeing boat cruise.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Children's Books 2010
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Summary: When Sophia was a baby, Mrs. Goldman knit a tiny baby hat to keep her warm. Last year, she taught Sophia how to knit. Now Sophia wants to knit a special hat for Mrs. Goldman. And she wants to do it all by herself!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE EDWRylant, Cynthia.
Summary: Mr. Putter's love of toys is almost as strong as his affection for his cat--but are he and she too old to play with a toy airplane?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1997
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Summary: "17-year-old Gwen Castle is a working-class girl determined to escape her small island town, but when rich-kid Cass Somers, with whom she has a complicated romantic history, shows up, she's forced to reassess her feelings about her loving, complex family, her lifelong best friends, her wealthy employer, the place she lives, and the boy she can't admit she loves"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FITDengler, Marianna
Summary: When a small, serious boy joins Amanda on the park bench, she remembers that once she was small and serious too, but she had Grandfather--and his wonderful stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northland Pub. 1996
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Summary: On her 80th birthday, a woman watches three young sisters play outside in the snow, remembers good times with her own sisters, and receives several birthday surprises. Includes a simple recipe for making lemon ice with snow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2006