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"Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she's built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack, Lana is stuck counting otters instead of square footage - and hoping...
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"First published serially in 1840 -- 41 in Dickens' own magazine, Master Humphrey's Clock , and in book form in 1841, The Old Curiosity Shop 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 that greatly appealed to Victorian readers. As the story opens up, Nell...
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"Though there are myriad reasons for this-the death of a parent, drug addiction, abuse, or incarceration, to name a few-the effects are the same: Seniors who expected to spend their golden years relaxing or traveling are now seeing those dreams dashed. Those on limited incomes are feeling the strain and are frightened about their future. And the mental, spiritual, and physical exhaustion of caring for children two generations younger-aggravated by...
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"Orphaned as a young child, Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, the terrifying creatures who live in the depths of the sea: safety for their merchant ships in return for a child of each generation. But for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain...When Mirin's grandfather dies, her grandmother...
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
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xii, 272 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"Larissa is a stubborn, brutally honest woman in her eighties, tired of her home in Kiev, Ukraine, tired of everything in life, really, except for her beloved granddaughter, Natasha. Natasha is tired as well, but that's because she has just had a baby, and she's struggling to balance her roles as a new mother, a wife, an actress (or she used to be, anyway), and a host to her husband's greasy-haired, useless best friend, Stas, who has been staying...
7) Dark pursuit
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“Ever hear the dead knocking?” Novelist Darell Brooke lived for his title as King of Suspense—until an auto accident left him unable to concentrate. Two years later, reclusive and bitter, he wants one thing: to plot a new novel and regain his reputation. Kaitlan Sering, his twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, once lived for drugs. After she stole from Darell, he cut her off. Now she’s rebuilding her life. But in Kaitlan’s
...9) Sun
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Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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English
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Follows a boy and his grandfather as they enjoy a sunny day adventure as they search for an ideal picnic spot.
10) The raven thief
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2023.
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"Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian is one of the best locked room mystery writers working today. Her newest heroine, Tempest Raj, returns in The Raven Thief, where sliding bookcases, trick tables, and hidden reading nooks hide something much more sinister than the Secret Staircase Construction crew ever imagined. One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake séance hides a very real crime. Secret Staircase Construction just finished their first...
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Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Inspired by Scotty McCreery's song, "Five More Minutes," a woman's Christmas wish is answered in unexpected ways when her late grandfather's journal turns up and reveals an untold romance.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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A little nervous about being away from home for the first time, Isaac, who is sleeping over at Grandpop's house, takes part in a very special bedtime routine that puts all his fears to rest.
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Prospecta Press
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2013.
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171 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Recently orphaned Madison McGee has trouble adjusting to her new life with her grandmother in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, until a magical television shows up on her doorstep and Madison finds herself transported into a new world.
16) Las abuelas bien
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Oceano
Pub. Date
2018.
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269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Español
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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288 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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They say you can't get something for nothing, but nothing is all Sami has. When his grandfather's most-prized possession-a traditional Afghan instrument called a rebb-is stolen, Sami resolves to get it back. He finds it at a music store, but it costs $700, and Sami doesn't have even one penny. What he does have is a keychain that has caught the eye of his classmate. If he trades the keychain for something more valuable, could he keep trading until...
19) Hello, fall!
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A grandparent and child recall the beautiful and wonderful sights and sounds of a fall day spent together.
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