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1) Grandpa & Bo
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Young Bo spends the summer with his grandfather in the country and has a wonderful time.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story follows a young writer as he travels to the farmlands of Eastern Europe, where he embarks on a quest to find Augustine, the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Guided by his young Ukrainian translator, he discovers an unexpected past that will resonate far into the future.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Eden Smith moves into the bizarre old mansion housing her grandfather, Vulcan Smith, she discovers a strange society of metalworkers whose mastery verges on the magical, and when her grandfather is punished for rebelling against the guild, Eden must complete a series of deadly feats to save him.
5) Wild spaces
Author
Publisher
TorDotCom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An eleven-year-old boy lives an idyllic childhood exploring the remote coastal plains and wetlands of South Carolina alongside his parents and his dog Teach. But when the boy's eerie and estranged grandfather shows up one day with no warning, cracks begin to form as hidden secrets resurface that his parents refuse to explain. The longer his grandfather outstays his welcome and the greater the tension between the adults grows, the more the boy feels...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Daisy, a young Chinese American girl, is excited to be celebrating the Lunar New Year with her Yeh-Yeh in China, but at first she is too grumpy from lack of sleep to enjoy the activities he has planned. Includes recipes for fried Jiao Zi (dumplings) and Eight Treasure Rice.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish and Indian meals from her grandfather can distract Tempest...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"An international best seller: a vivid, masterly novel about a Flemish man who reconstructs his grandfather's story--his hopes, loves, and art, all disrupted by the First World War--from the unflinching notebooks he filled with pieces of his life. The life of Urbain Martien--artist, soldier, survivor of World War I--lies contained in two notebooks he left behind when he died in 1981. His grandson, a writer, retells his story, the notebooks giving...
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