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A BEST OF SUMMER READ ACCORDING TO NEWSWEEK, PARADE MAGAZINE, NBC NEWS, LITHUB, AND POPSUGAR!
"The most heartfelt read of the summer...a surprising delight of a novel."—Shondaland
An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.
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...2) Anh's anger
Author
Series
Anh's Anger stories volume 1
Publisher
Plum Blossom Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
When Anh becomes angry and says hurtful things, his grandfather tells him to go to his room and sit with his anger, which allows Anh to feel better. Based on teachings about mindfulness and Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh.
7) Joone
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Five-year-old Joone, who likes ice cream sandwiches and the colors orange and purple, lives in a yurt with her grandfather and pet turtle, Dr. Chin.
8) Chupacabra
Author
Series
Cryptid hunters series volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Marty and his uncle, cryptozoologist Travis Wolfe search for Wolfe's daughter who has been kidnapped by her grandfather. He is after dinosaur hatchlings that Wolfe was hatching in secrecy. Wolfe is torn between finding the eggs and rescuing his daughter. Will Marty and Travis be able to save Grace and the hatchlings before time runs out?
10) Joy ride
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: When a girl and her grandfather put their hearts into sprucing up an old bike by hand, neighborhood kids are less than kind in this tender story about bullying, peer pressure, and feeling the freedom to express yourself.
11) Drawn together
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Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After recently moving to the United States, a young girl reminisces about her time spent helping her Lolo run his sari-sari store in the Philippines, and uses some of his wisdom to make herself feel more at home.
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Series
Alvin Ho volume 1
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A fearful second grader in Concord, Massachusetts, learns about death when his grandfather's best friend passes away and Alvin accompanies his grandfather to the funeral.
15) War stories
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Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Trevor Firestone loves playing war-based video games and he idolizes his great-grandfather Jacob who came home from World War II a celebrated hero; now ninety-three Jacob wants to retrace his journey in memory and reality and return to the small French village that his unit liberated, and Trevor is going with him--but not everyone in the town want Jacob to come, and Trevor is going to learn an important lesson: real war is not a video...
17) Beneath
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Finn is in a bad mood, so his grandfather takes him on a walk in the forest, and tells him about all the things that are beneath the surface of plants and animals--and even people.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
While spending time with her Babajoon and Mamanjoon, Miriam begins to notice details about her Babajoon that make her think he could be a pirate, which leads him to share memories with her about his childhood in Iran.
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