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Series
Those darn squirrels volume 3
Language
English
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As Old Man Fookwire's birds prepare to migrate south for the winter, those darn squirrels decide to follow.
3) Hippomobile!
Author
Language
English
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Description
Ten-year-old twins Jimmy and Stella start a campaign to save their dying small town (population 49) by restoring the amazing hippomobile, an old-fashioned vehicle made out of a horse wagon.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From the author and illustrator of Shy Willow comes the adorable Little Toymaker, who makes wonderful toys. not for children, but for their grandparents and other older folk. (People often forget that they, too, like toys!) But it isn't always easy. One morning, an old woman brings the Little Toymaker a candy tin she played with as a girl. The Little Toymaker takes the tin and ta-da! comes back with a sparkling new toy for the old lady. But it seems...
Author
Series
Those darn squirrels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
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Series
Language
English
Description
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
14) Emma
Author
Publisher
Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
[1993], c1980
Language
English
Description
Motivated by a birthday gift, a 72-year-old woman begins to paint.
17) Forget me not
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
Young Julia comes to terms with the changes in her beloved grandmother, whose Alzheimer's Disease makes it hard for her to remember people and things.
18) Always Gramma
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
�1988
Language
English
Description
A loving grandchild describes what it is like when Gramma becomes increasingly confused and forgetful, to the point that she can no longer take care of herself.