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Prairie Legacy volume 1
Language
English
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A girl on the Prairies is torn between loyalty to her parents and to a friend. Virginia is very much taken by adventurous Jenny, but her parents consider Jenny a bad influence and wish she would end the friendship. Virginia keeps stalling and is dragged into trouble by Jenny.
3) The quilt
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English
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A Truly Beautiful Story That Transcends Time and Place The Quilt is the story of Mary, an elderly grandmother whose gnarled, arthritic hands have a beauty all their own. They represent so many skills, so many memories, so many stories to be told. Anyone who had met Mary described her as beautiful--she had always been there to listen and comfort and encourage those who were in pain, those who had lost their way. And yet in the twilight of her days,...
4) Bob
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Language
English
Description
Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.
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Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Language
English
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Heather Creek Farm looks like a winter wonderland as Charlotte prepares to make a memorable Christmas for her three grandchildren. It's the kids' first Christmas without their mother, but despite the difficult year they've all experienced, Charlotte hopes to find solace in this season of peace and joy, trusting in her faith to see her through.But when Sam makes plans to spend Christmas away from home, Charlotte and Bob must decide whether to let
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English
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"After Aggie Dunkirk's career is unceremoniously ended by her own mistakes, she finds herself traveling to Wisconsin, where her grandmother, Mumsie, lives alone in her rambling old home. She didn't plan for how eccentric Mumsie has become, obsessing over an old, unsolved crime scene--even going so far as to re-create it in the dollhouse. Mystery seems to follow her when she finds work as a secretary helping to restore the flooded historical part of...
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English
Description
Abandoned as a tiny girl on a ship headed for Australia, Nell Andrews sets out on a journey to England to try to trace her story, to find her real identity. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell's death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled.
9) Alida's song
Author
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy who has been neglected by irresponsible parents spends a wonderful summer on a farm where his grandmother cooks for two elderly brothers.
11) The front
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
Description
Dispatched by the district attorney to a declining Massachusetts neighborhood to address a case related to a new public relations campaign, state investigator Win Garano suspects a deeper agenda and becomes involved with a loosely organized association of vigilante police officers, in a case during which he is assisted by his intuitive grandmother.
12) Luke goes to bat
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
13) Garden partners
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
A child and her grandmother plant seeds, care for their garden all summer, and share the harvest with friends and family.
14) Spring walk
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Grammy takes her grandchildren on a spring walk, and they learn about the beautiful flowers that they see, and make a bouquet for their mother.
16) Summer walk
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Ramble through the woods, as you join Grammy and her favorite grandkids on a summer walk. Illustrations and rhymes will guide readers as they learn to identify twenty-six different insects. At day's end, discover how to create a caterpillar habitat"--
17) Fall walk
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Leaves rustle, crunch, twirl, scatter, and dance in the wind as Grammy takes some of her favorite grandkids on an autumn stroll. Rhyming text identifies 24 different kinds of leaves by their shapes and fall colors. From maple to mulberry and peach to pecan, introduces common and fascinating trees and their leaves. And at the end of the day, learn how to press the gathered leaves in a book and make a leaf rubbing"--