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Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 8
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English
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In Heart of the Wilderness, young Kendra Marty goes to live with her grandfather after her parents die in a river accident. But what can a trapper living in the backwoods offer a small child? Will Kendra ever be ready to face the scary and confusing world far from the wilderness she loves?
2) Heidi
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English
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"When Heidi, an orphan, goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, no one can imagine the solitary old man caring for a child. But the two grow to love each other, and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri's charming story-and spirited heroine-have won hearts for more than a century." -Provided by Publisher
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Boxcar children early reader volume 2
Language
English
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Benny wants to get something special for his grandfather's birthday, but he has trouble finding the right present while trying to keep an eye on his dog, Watch.
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Bella Vista volume 3
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English
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"Natalie Harper feels she must sell the bookshop she's inherited to pay for her grandfather's care, but he refuses to acquiesce, and renovation of the store and its studio apartment push her life in a whole new direction. Besides, she loves the store and its books provide welcome solace for her overwhelming grief. After she moves into the small studio apartment above the shop, Natalie carries out her grandfather's request and hires contractor Peach...
7) Grandpa & Bo
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Edition
Reissued ed.
Language
English
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Young Bo spends the summer with his grandfather in the country and has a wonderful time.
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Junie B. Jones series volume 6
Language
English
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Junie B is very upset when a boy in her class plans to invite everyone except her to his birthday party, but her grandfather helps her deal with the situation.
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Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
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Intimate stranger is a poetic and emotional jigsaw puzzle carved out of the voluminous memorabilia of his grandfather's life story. Family members try to make sense of it all in this witty, candid and cinematically inventive documentary biography. In nobody's business, Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this poignant and graceful study of family history and memory.
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Calpurnia Tate volume 1
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English
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In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate learns about love from the older three of her six brothers and studies the natural world with her grandfather which leads to an important discovery.
13) On Noah's ark
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
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English
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Noah's granddaughter helps him bring the animals onto the ark, calm them down, and get them to sleep.
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English
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<div><div><p>First published serially in 1840–41 in Dickens' own magazine, <i>Master Humphrey's Clock</i>, and in book form in 1841, <i>The Old Curiosity Shop</i> was an immediate popular success. The heart-wrenching story of Little Nell and her doting grandfather offered a rich amalgam of misery and malice, goodness and generosity, love and loyalty — all with a pervading veneer of sentimentality...
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Sterling Pub. Co
Language
English
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What will Grandpa and Grandson do today? Together, the two pull on their look-alike sweatsuits, socks, and sneakers. Both grab their identical jackets, water bottles, day packs, and safety gear. And best of all, they hop on their bikes and get ready to roll on a very special trip. What fun their ride will be!
20) Beneath
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Finn is in a bad mood, so his grandfather takes him on a walk in the forest, and tells him about all the things that are beneath the surface of plants and animals--and even people"--
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