Krosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: "In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Krosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: "In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA GRAPHIC KROPayleitner, Jay K.
Summary: "Hooray for Grandparents celebrates the special role grandparents play in children's lives and collects 50 ways to build a strong relationship between grandparent and grandchild. Through fun activities to do together, ways to create your own special traditions, advice on how to be their support in difficult times, and ideas for building a legacy that goes on throughout their own lives, this is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 PAYShepherd, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SHEAdorján, Johanna
Summary: The author describes the unconventional lives of her grandparents, from surviving the Holocaust and fleeing Budapest during the uprising of 1956 to their complex personalities and long-buried family secrets that may have led them to take their own lives together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5318 ADORJAAN, JOHANNA ADOKrosoczka, Jarrett
Summary: The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. A National Book Award Finalist! In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 921 KORLilly, 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
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Summary: A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before-in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Summary: "A sharp, hilarious memoir about a nontraditional upbringing and growing up Black in a predominantly white community"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HENDERSON, DANIELLE HENVogl, Nancy.
Summary: Chelsea's grandmother teaches her to take care of herself and do the things she loves, so that she will have energy to give to everyone else in her life and manage all her other responsibilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Tree Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC VOGWillett, Marcia.
Summary: The tender story of a boy, his father, his grandmother, and the bond they form over Christmas--an instant holiday classic. Beloved novelist Willett's gentle and compassionate holiday tale will touch the hearts of parents and grandparents everywhere.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILAjmera, Maya
Summary: "This photo-illustrated board book celebrates the special bond shared by babies and their grandparents all over the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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Summary: "The former first daughter and granddaughter ... shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B BUSH HAGDay, Marianne Waggoner
Summary: Camp Grandma reveals how a successful businesswoman merged her working career with her role as grandmother--and offers grandparents fun and creative ideas for enriching their relationships with their grandchildren while teaching the children valuable life skills that will help them grow strong and think critically. Readers will be introduced to a compelling, sometimes humorous, and totally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: She Writes Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8745 DAY1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 306.8745 DAY
Isay, Jane
Summary: A meditation on the joys of grandparenthood shares practical suggestions for making the most of a grandparent-grandchild relationship, building trust, knowing when and when not to get involved, and managing long-distance challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 ISAStahl, Lesley
Summary: "From one of the country's most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman's life. After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl's most vivid and transformative experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or researching stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 STAContents: Special occasions (new baby, anniversary, thank you, get well, happy birthday) -- Celebrations -- Friendship -- Just because -- Love -- Home, sweet home -- Sympathy -- Holidays (Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandparents' Day, Christmas) -- General instructions -- Suppliers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxmoor House 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.443 GRESaunders-Smith, Gail.
Summary: Describes the relationships among members of a family, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble Books 1998
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE SAUVaughan, Brian K.
Summary: After battling assassins, rampaging armies, and aliens, little Hazel faces something truly frightening--her grandparents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Comics 2013
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 VAUArnold, Jackie Smith.
Summary: Explanation of why knowing about family lineage and kinship is important.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1994
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 ARNPaul, Chris
Summary: "The day after future NBA superstar Chris Paul signed his letter of intent to play college basketball for Wake Forest, he received a world-shattering phone call. His grandfather, Nathaniel "Papa" Jones, a pillar of the Winston-Salem community where he owned and operated the first Black-owned service station in North Carolina, was mugged and ultimately died from a heart attack resulting from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B PAUL PAULawson, Robert
Summary: Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Viking press 1940