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1) Heart of the wilderness

Author

Oke, Janette

Series

Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 8

Language

English

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In Heart of the Wilderness, young Kendra Marty goes to live with her grandfather after her parents die in a river accident. But what can a trapper living in the backwoods offer a small child? Will Kendra ever be ready to face the scary and confusing world far from the wilderness she loves?

2) Caleb's story

Author

MacLachlan, Patricia

Series

Sarah, plain and tall volume 3
Sarah plain and tall volume 3

Language

English

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Sequel to: Skylark. The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.

3) Grandpa's tractor

Author

Garland, Michael

Series

Life on the Farm

Language

English

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Grandpa Joe brings his grandson, Timmy, back to the site of the family farm. The visit brings back many memories, which Grandpa Joe shares with Timmy. His fondest memory, however, is of his father's red tractor.

4) A reason to die

Author

Johnstone, William W

Series

Perley Gates westerns volume 2
Thorndike Press large print Western

Language

English

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Restless cowpoke Perley Gates wanted nothing more than to track down the grandfather who abandoned his family years ago. What he found was the crazy old sidewinder barely hanging on after a Sioux massacre. The old man's dying wish was to make things right for deserting his kin -- by giving his strong-willed grandson Perley clues to the whereabouts of a buried fortune in gold. Finding his grandfather's legacy will set up his family for life. But it...

5) Grandfather's dance

Author

MacLachlan, Patricia

Series

Sarah, plain and tall volume 5
Sarah plain and tall volume 5

Language

English

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As the Witting family gathers together and prepares for Anna's wedding, Cassie observes the close relationship between her little brother Jack and their grandfather. When Grandfather passes away, Cassie realizes she must help Jack with his grief.

6) The legend of Perley Gates

Author

Johnstone, William W

Series

Perley Gates westerns volume 1
Thorndike Press Large Print Western

Language

English

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"From bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone comes the fiery saga of Perley Gates, a legend born out of the brutality and violence of the American West. He's the son of a cattle rancher. A restless young dreamer who, under normal circumstances, would follow in his father's footsteps. Normal, however, is not his style. Like his famous grandfather and namesake Perley Gates--a hell-raising mountain man with a heavenly name--young Perley wants...

7) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Author

Riggs, Ransom

Series

Miss Peregrine volume 1

Language

English

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A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes...

8) Tom

Author

De Paola, Tomie

Language

English

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Aside from having the same name, Tommy and his grandfather Tom share a sense of humor.

9) Mountain top mystery

Author

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Series

Boxcar children volume 9
Time to read. Level 2 Reading with help

Language

English

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A family starts out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting. In fact, it becomes an adventure for the former "boxcar" family. They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.

10) Boxcar children

Author

Warner, G

Series

Boxcar children volume 1

Publisher

Reserve(s)

Pub. Date

1992

Language

English

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Four orphaned children, afraid to go live with their grandfather, set up housekeeping in an abandoned boxcar and are doing fine until one of them becomes ill.

11) How to babysit a grandpa

Author

Reagan, Jean

Series

How to... (Jean Reagan)

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book & CD

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A little boy provides instructions for properly babysitting one's grandfather, such as offering him tasty treats and entertaining him with special games.