grandfathers

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grandfathers

Off the road

2001
In 2040, eleven-year-old Tom follows his grandfather through the Wall and into the forbidden Wild, where they seek to find his grandfather's boyhood home.

The Mona Lisa of Salem Street

a novel
1995
Nettie and John Peter have been passed from one relative to another ever since their parents died, so when they go to live in Boston with their grandfather, Nettie doubts he really wants them.

The genuine half-moon kid

1994
Amid the political and social upheaval of South Africa, seventeen-year-old Jason is confused about his place in the world and the turmoil in his broken family, but a quest for the gift his dead grandfather willed to him helps him find peace.

Willy Whitefeather's river book for kids

1994
Choona, a young Cherokee boy, goes down the river in a canoe with his grandfather and learns many useful things which he will use throughout his life.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

2008
An abridged retelling of the story of an American boy who goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.

Pick of the litter

2005
Twelve-year-old Tom learns first-hand about honor, first when he is wrongly accused of lying at school, then when he faces the risk of losing a puppy he has come to love while helping his grandfather train hunting dogs, but writing to a new friend helps him sort his feelings and do the right thing.

Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!

2005
Buddy Bear learns about different kinds of seeds and their uses when he opens a package sent by his grandfather.

What grandmas do best: What grandpas do best

2001
One side of this upside-down book celebrates all of the things grandmas do for their grandchildren. Turning the book over and around produces a similar celebration of grandpas.

Shintaro's umbrellas

1996
Shintaro helps Grandfather make umbrellas of many different sizes, colors, and uses.

The Tuskegee Airmen story

2002
When Joshua, Krista, and their friend, Charlene, find Granddad's souvenirs of World War II, he takes the opportunity to tell them about the war and his experiences as a Tuskegee Airman.

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