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When his daughter, Amy, collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition, Rosenblatt and his wife leave their home on Long Island to move in with their son-in-law and their three young grandchildren. He peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create a testament to familial love.
2) Fablehaven
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Fablehaven volume 1
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When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
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Darius the Great volume 1
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Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
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At eighty-four, Leota Reinhardt is alone, all of her efforts to reconcile with her adult children hadn't worked in the past, until she meets her estranged grandaughter, Annie, and confides to her the silent sacrifice she had made as a young mother of two, while her husband was gone during World War II.
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[2011]
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xxiii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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This is the first book that contains answers and stories to address these unique issues and challenges -- from one grandparent to another. You'll enjoy the practical suggestions on how grandchildren can manage and solve some of their own problems, while learning how to cope with your own distinctive challenges during this phase of your life.
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[2022]
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271 pages ; 22 cm
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Eleven-year-old Raymond devises a plan to spend his summer proving to everyone how brave and confident he is, but will he really be able to change, or is it another lie he tells himself?
Against his will, Raymond is sent across the country to spend the summer before fifth grade with grandparents who think he is "troubled" and needs to have playdates set up for him. Determined to show everyone how brave, confident, and untroubled he can be, Raymond...
12) Lying awake
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c2004
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
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An eight-year old girl lies awake waiting for sleep on Grandfather's boat, enjoying the sounds of the marina coming through the open porthole, and reflecting on the day full of adventure and discovery out on the tide flats with her grandfather.
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[2013]
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xviii, 331 pages ; 24 cm
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Offers advice to grandparents raising grandchildren on approaching parenthood a second time, including tips for setting boundaries between children and troubled parents, navigating court proceedings, and dealing with financial issues.
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Fablehaven volume 3
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After defeating one enemy and unveiling a traitor, Kendra and Seth plunge into the international world of magic. As Kendra travels to another refuge to locate an artifact of incredible strength, Seth faces another attack at Fablehaven. The creatures there are turning, not falling into evil like the fairies previously but actually turning into shadow-- evolving into powerful and more threatening forms never seen before. Even those creatures known to...
16) Ark in the park
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2000
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78 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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When her parents take her to visit a very special pet store in the park across from her apartment, both Sophie and Mr. and Mrs. Noah, the pet store owners, have their secret wishes fulfilled.
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Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy and bluest-blood New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of Genevieve's young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. But Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting...
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Love comes softly series volume 4
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Clark and Marty visit their daughter Missie and her husband Willie in the far West and meet their two little grandsons, but their faith is tested once again when the visit is marred by a tragic accident.
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