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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
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.
2) North River
Author
Language
English
Description
In North River, critically acclaimed, best-selling author Pete Hamill whisks listeners back to 1934-when the Great Depression held New York City in its relentless grip-for a story of one remarkable man's perseverance. Haunted by the horrors of World War I, Dr. James Delaney's personal life is a nightmare. But everything changes when he returns home one day to find his three-year-old grandson on his doorstep.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Enjoying an active but lonely rural life, seventy-year-old Percy allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn and transform his quiet home into a lively, youthful community that compels him to reexamine the choices he made after his wife's death.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-olds Cooper Goodman and Justice and Liberty Gordon investigate the eccentric residents of Windy Bottom, Georgia, after the remains of Coop's long-missing grandmother are uncovered and his Gramps is the prime suspect.
5) Wolven
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Nat, with help from family, friends, and his "pet" Woody, a wolf that turns into a boy, must face werewolves that have been altered as part of a dastardly plan.
6) Rez dogs
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Malian was visiting her grandparents on the reservation when the COVID-19 pandemic started. Now she's staying there, away from her parents and her school in Boston. Everyone is worried about the pandemic, but on the reservation, everyone protects each other, from Malian caring for her grandparents to the local dog, Malsum, guarding their house. They always survive together.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed author Norton Juster is the recipient of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honors Award for The Hello, Goodbye Window. He is also a proud grandfather who pens a charming tale about a young child's imagination. A little girl visits Nanna and Poppy's house. Their kitchen window looks quite ordinary, but it's so much more!
Author
Language
English
Description
Yolanda Joe, author of the Blackboard best-seller Bebe's By Golly Wow, crafts a touching novel about returning to your roots to understand where you're headed. Terri Mills' star is on the rise. A smart and ambitious lawyer, she has everything going for her-until her fiancé is unfaithful. Suddenly facing an uncertain future, Terri travels to Arkansas and the bedside of her ailing grandmother, who has plenty of wisdom to share.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother, Seth, find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures where their grandfather is caretaker. The Society of the Evening Star, an ancient organization determined to infiltrate the preserve and steal a hidden artifact of great power, is storming the gates.
Author
Language
English
Description
A poignant and unforgettable novel from Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the monumental New York Times bestsellers
The Deep End of the Ocean and The Most Wanted,
A Theory of Relativity is a powerful tale that explores the emotional dynamics and dramas of two families fighting for custody of a young child. The very first author selected by the Oprah Book Club, Mitchard is a matchless, wise, and warm chronicler of families and their human foibles-and...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna spends the summer with her grandparents in the tiny, remote village of Yucuyoo, Mexico, learning about her grandmother's life as a healer, her father's decision to leave home for the United States, and her own place in the world.
Author
Language
English
Description
When she receives the news in late 1944 that her baby's father was shot down in the South Pacific, Amelia Richards loses hope. Jobless and broke, she has nowhere to turn for help but her infant's paternal grandparents. The only problem is, they don't know that she--or their grandson--exists. When Amelia discovers that the family is wealthy and influential, dare she disclose the truth of her relationship with their son? Or could the celebration of...
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