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"Sheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains, where Walt finds himself remembering when his father told about the first time he saw a man die. In the late forties, Bill Sutherland was shot but the investigation was stymied because no member of the elk camp where he was found was carrying the caliber rifle that killed the state accountant. When Dog discovers the missing weapon, the sheriff...
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Series
Mud Sawpole mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten her family, her tribe, and the land of her ancestors...A cryptic voice message from her grandfather, James Sawpole, telling her to come home sounds so wrong that she catches the next plane to Oklahoma...When Mud and her cousin Denny discover her grandfather missing...and stumble across a body in his work room--Mud has no choice but to search for answers....
4) Snow
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Series
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Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Join a boy and his grandfather as they enjoy a snow day in the park!
10) A day's work
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Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
11) Grandpa's face
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Seeing her beloved grandfather making a mean face while he rehearses for one of his plays, Tamika becomes afraid that someday she will lose his love and he will make that mean face at her.
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Santiago "Saint" Vega gets a second shot at love with Lola León, but when duty to his family forces him to do something she'll never forgive, will everything he's built come crumbling down? Years ago, Saint walked away from the girl he loved to fulfill his duty. Now he’s struggling to build bridges between his drifting family, take on more responsibilities at his uncle’s construction company, figure out why his daughter refuses to talk at school...
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2020.
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English
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"When Meg's grandmother Cordelia hosts a Renaissance Faire at her craft center, the whole family is put to work: Meg handles the blacksmithing, Michael and the boys will be performing, and no one misses the opportunity to dress up in full regalia. More exciting to Grandfather is the pair of rare falcons he discovers breeding at the fairgrounds. Concerned for their well-being amid all the activity, he appoints himself their protector. When one of the...
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Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog watch kingfishers by the river with Grandpa. As spring turns to summer and autumn to winter, the kingfishers raise a family, while Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the power of nature and the circle of life.
15) Aces wild
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Zelly Fried's parents will not allow her to have a slumber party until she teaches her mischievous puppy, Ace, to behave, but with Grandpa Ace around nothing is ever simple.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"It's time to decorate the tree for Christmas--but Grandad can't find any of his ornaments! The hunt for the missing decorations takes the children up and down in Grandad's bric-a-brac-filled house, then out into a winter wonderland. And when every ornament is on the tree at last, Grandad has a wonderful holiday surprise in store."-- back cover
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Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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.
19) Grumpy New Year
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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.
20) Grandpa Green
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English
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A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
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