grandmothers

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The Witching Wind

2024
Eleven-year-olds Roxie and Grayson share a problem, the adults they depend on have vanished, taken by the Witching Wind that "steals" what people love most, and together they must find a way to overcome it.
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Blue stars

2024
When cousins Riley, who has a way with people, and Maya, a tech wizard, move in with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start until they join forces as superheroes to stop their school culture from being threatened by money, power and lies.
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While we wait

2022
"A boy and his grandmother wait and wait and wait. While they wait, they sit and knit, they stretch, they rock, they dance, they pace, they snack, they talk. But still, time passes s-l-o-w-l-y. And all the while, they 'sit and knit and wait.' What are they waiting for? Spoiler alert! The family's new baby! When mom and dad finally get home from the hospital there is joy and awe--and a special gift for baby, knitted with love. A gentle lesson about patience that is well worth the wait"--Provided by publisher.
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Tamales para Navidad

In preparation for Christmas gift giving, the family comes together to help Grandma sell her delicious tamales.
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Ultima parada de la calle Market

2016
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
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Courage on ice

Late for practice at the ice arena, thirteen-year-old Eva Chen neglects to warm up and suffers a concussion when she falls during a difficult jump; frustrated at missing practice time, and worried about doing her routine at the family showcase, in front of a full arena, her parents, and her grandmother, Eva does not need any extra threats to her confidence--for instance, discovering that some of the other girls are laughing at her Chinese heritage.
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Maya was grumpy

Maya doesn't know why she's grumpy. She's just in a cranky, grumpy, grouchy mood. Luckily, Gramma isn't ruffled by Maya's mood. She reminds Maya of all the fun things she might miss out on because of her grumpiness. Will Gramma's silly suggestions coax Maya out of her miserable mood?.
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Junie B. Jones and her big fat mouth

and, Junie B. Jones is a party animal
1997
"Contains two Junie B. Jones stories, the first in which Junie B. has a rough day at school when she tells everyone she has the best job on Job Day. The only problem is she has no idea what it is! In the second story, Junie B. and her friend Grace are invited to sleep over at Lucille's very rich nanna's house, where everything is beautiful, expensive, and breakable.
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Parker grows a garden

2022
"Parker grows a backyard garden with her two grandmothers, Nana and Mom Mom"--Provided by publisher.
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Time Travel Inn

2023
"Just weeks after the events of Time Travel In, the inn gets an unwelcome visitor: a corrupt multiverse cop investigating the whereabouts of your grandmother Dolores. The problem is, you don't know where, or "when," she is, either. And meanwhile, your dad has developed an illness that's slowly turning him into . . . a duck? Can you and your friends Trent and Damien travel through space and time to find a cure, and also help your granmother evade capture?"--Provided by publisher.
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