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"In the spirit of The Bartender's Tale, a lively and poignant coming-of-age story about a boy and his great-uncle on a cross-country odyssey. Donal Cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at the legendary Double W ranch in Doig's beloved Two Medicine Country of the Montana Rockies, a landscape that gives full rein to an eleven-year-old's imagination. But when Gram has to have surgery for "female trouble" in the summer of 1951, all she...
4) Seeing Red
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Whatever after volume 12
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Abby tries to use the magic mirror to get to her friend's house, but she ends up with her brother in the tale of Little Red Riding Hood; where, having accidently knocked out the Huntsman, they set out to save Red (named Lali) and her rather unpleasant grandmother themselves--but end up having to save the wolf (who actually seems a lot nicer then Lali's grandmother), and discovering a surprising secret about their own Nana.
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Disability Pride 2025
Disability Pride 2025: Kids
GPLD 2025 Summer Favorites: Chapter Books/Graphic Novels
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Sent to spend the summer with her seemingly critical Grandma Jojo, neurodivergent and artistic V discovers a ghostly girl in the walls and must uncover the ghost's desires and her grandmother's secrets before their relationship is irreparably damaged.
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A Garden of Stories
Children's Staff Picks 9/2025
Grandparents for Kids
OBD Read, Renew, Repeat - Summer 2024 YOUTH
Children's Staff Picks 9/2025
Grandparents for Kids
OBD Read, Renew, Repeat - Summer 2024 YOUTH
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A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.
8) Evergreen
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2nd Grade Recommended Reads
Double Exposure: Fiction & Nonfiction Pairings - WPL Youth
OBD National Squirrel Day Jan 21 - YOUTH
Squirrel Appreciation (WPL-Youth)
Double Exposure: Fiction & Nonfiction Pairings - WPL Youth
OBD National Squirrel Day Jan 21 - YOUTH
Squirrel Appreciation (WPL-Youth)
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To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!
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2025 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
Children's Staff Picks 9/2025
In Case You Missed It 2024 - Kids
OBD ALA 2025 Award List Books - YOUTH
Children's Staff Picks 9/2025
In Case You Missed It 2024 - Kids
OBD ALA 2025 Award List Books - YOUTH
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"When Abuela comes to visit from Peru, she brings a suitcase full of treasures and her granddaughter learns that home is not just a place, but the love between family no matter the distance"-- Provided by publisher.
11) Nana in the city
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A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
12) When Lola visits
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (kids)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (kids)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (WPLD)
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"For one young girl, summer is the season of no school, of days spent at the pool, and of picking golden limes off the trees. But summer doesn't start until her lola--her grandmother from the Philippines--comes for her annual visit. When Lola visits, the whole family gathers to cook and eat and share in their happiness of another season spent together"-- Provided by publisher
13) Olive's ocean
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On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
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Nov/ Dec Buzzworthy Books Kids
OBD Grandparent's Day (September) - YOUTH
Released This Week - November 25
OBD Grandparent's Day (September) - YOUTH
Released This Week - November 25
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Knots are necessary and imperfection is a gift in this poignant picture book about an Iranian boy learning to make a new family rug with his grandmother, from an award-winning duo. Here's something to remember: Even a rug can be a precious thing. One morning, a young boy is woken up early by his grandmother. It's time to make a new rug for the family. Together, they wash and dye the wool. When it's time to knot the threads, the young boy grows nervous....
17) The grandma book
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Presents the different ways grandmothers show their grandchildren love, from offering advice and babysitting to making things and giving lots of kisses.
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Black Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month
Black History Month - Youth
Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
Black History Month
Black History Month - Youth
Books to Read Aloud Grades K-2
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"By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world"-- Provided by publisher.
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