grandparents

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The truth about grandparents

"A child relates strange things that might be heard about grandparents, but concludes that they are amazing"--Provided by publisher.

Accidental

"Sixteen-year-old Jo must decide whether to trust her estranged father or the grandparents who raised her but hid the truth about the way her mother died when Jo was only two"--Provided by publisher.

Looking for yesterday

"How can tomorrow ever be as good as yesterday? A boy doesn't think it can be and puts all his scientific knowledge to use, trying to work out how to go faster than the speed of light and make time go backwards. His grandad discovers him exploring the garden looking for wormholes, a possible shortcut back to yesterday, and reassures him that tomorrow will hold great experiences, which will become new treasured memories"--OCLC.

Chrissa

Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade class are decidedly unfriendly. On the advice of her grandmother, Chrissa tries first to be nice, and then to ignore the mean girls. But they just won't quit, and when the teasing turns into serious bullying, Chrissa must find the courage to stand strong and speak out.
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A corner of the universe

Hattie's world is turned upside down with the startling arrival of an uncle no one has ever spoken about. Now that Adam's school--an institution for the mentally disabled--is closing, Hattie's family must deal with a childlike young man whose existence they've denied for years.
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A grandmother for the orphelines

The orphelines search for a grandmother and find one--along with a grandfather--on Christmas Eve.
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The house on the gulf

A sixteen-year-old boy arranges a housesitting job for the summer, but he starts acting strangely after his family moves in, and his sister begins to suspect they are not supposed to be there.
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Darius the Great is not okay

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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Amelia Bedelia's first apple pie

While visiting her grandparents, literal-minded Amelia Bedelia finally learns, despite some mishaps, how to bake an apple pie.
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Super soccer freak show

When Grampa is bitten by a rival soccer team's mascot and turns into a were-yote, members of the Ladies Quilting League offer to destroy him, but Hans Lotion has a solution that could be less deadly.
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