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Language
English
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"Calvin Sidey is a cowboy of the old-school, no-guff sort--steely, hardened, with his own personal code. It's the 1960s, and he's living off the grid in a stifling trailer on the prairie when his adult son, Bill, seeks his help. A mostly absentee father, and a virtual no-show as a grandfather, Calvin nevertheless reluctantly agrees to stay with his grandchildren for a week. He decamps for his son's dark and musty basement, to the small town where...
44) My grandpa
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An elderly grandfather bear and his adoring grandson share a special relationship
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every Saturday, while helping polish the lens of the lighthouse his grandfather tends, nine-year-old Will tells a tale he hopes will top Grandad's, but Grandad always wins until Dad reminds Will of a long-forgotten escapade with his brother
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop's house, but he's a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. Luckily, his knowing Grandpop tells him it's not quite time to go to bed yet, first, he needs Isaac's help in putting the house to bed. Quietly and slowly, they move from room to room, turning out lights and pulling down shades, as Grandpop gently explains the nighttime sounds that Isaac finds unfamiliar. Now it's...
48) Grandad's camper
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A child who enjoys Grandad's stories of his travels and adventures with Gramps persuades him to fix up their old camper and take another trip, in honor of Gramps
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood in which Federico rides his bicycle to the market for Abuelo's groceries, then stands up to a hungry wolf. Includes a recipe for pico de gallo and glossary of Spanish terms
52) Hour of the bees
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories
53) My pops is tops!
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Katie secretly believes that her grandfather is too old to be her partner in the school Olympics until she trades places with him for a day--thanks to the magic wind
Author
Series
Echo Falls mystery volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes aficionado Ingrid Levin-Hill tries to clear her grandfather's name when he is accused of murdering an environmental activist found dead on his farm
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gus enjoys basketball practice, but the noise and pace of real games bother him, until his grandpa gives him some good advice
Gus loves basketball -- that is, basketball practice with Pete, the coach, and shooting baskets at Grandpa's house with only Grandpa's dog, Skipper, in attendance. Basketball games are another story. What if Gus misses every basket, and everybody laughs? If only his parents wouldn't come. Gus is especially unnerved by his...
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 2
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. If the artifact falls into the wrong hands, it could mean the downfall of other preserves and possily...
57) Stone Fox
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters
58) Henri's hats
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A trunk filled with amazing hats shows Henri that his grandfather is not just a quiet old man, but someone who once had the sort of grand adventures Henri imagines
60) Land of Roar
Author
Series
Land of Roar volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"When Arthur and Rose were little, they were the heroes of Roar, a magical world they invented where the wildest creations of their imaginations roamed. Now that they're eleven, Roar is just a distant memory. But it hasn't forgotten them. When their grandfather is spirited away into Roar by the villain who still haunts their nightmares, Arthur and Rose must go back to the world they'd almost left behind. And when they get there, they discover that...
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