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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars.
65) Foreign body
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends Jennifer Hernandez, an idealistic UCLA medical student, on a desperate search for answers about her grandmother's sudden death. With the discovery of other unexplained deaths followed by hasty cremations, Jennifer reaches out to her mentor, New York City medical examiner Dr. Laurie Montgomery, who has her own deep connection to Jennifer's grandmother.
Author
Language
English
Description
"1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when's she home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she's just Gran-teaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love. Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Iris-silent,...
Author
Series
Warring gods volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Reina arrives at Aguila Manor, her heart stolen from her chest, she's on the verge of death-until her estranged grandmother, a dark sorceress in the Don's employ, intervenes. Indebted to a woman she never knew, and smitten with the upper-caste daughter of the house, Celeste, Reina will do anything to earn-and keep-the family's favor. Even the bidding of the ancient god who speaks to her from the Manor's foundations. To save the woman she loves,...
70) A visit to Oma
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
When a child visits her great-grandmother who speaks to her in an unfamiliar language, she makes up a story in her own head to fit her great-grandmother's gestures.
73) Yucky worms
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Description
While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in helping plants grow.
74) Grandma's garden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Critter and Little Sister help their grandmother plant a vegetable garden.
75) Garden partners
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A child and her grandmother plant seeds, care for their garden all summer, and share the harvest with friends and family.
76) Grandma's shoes
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
A young girl copes with her grandmother's death with the help of the old woman's shoes and some special memories.
79) Chicken soup for the grandma's soul: stories to honor and celebrate the ageless love of grandmothers
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
80) Time to fly
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Just when Zoe is starting to feel at home in Ambler, Pennsylvania, living with her veterinarian grandmother and learning about a flock of wild parrots, her actress mother arrives to take her to a new home in Los Angeles.
