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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While preparing for a visit to her grandmother, a young girl notices that, like the flowers in Grammie's garden, people who are different from one another also share similarities and it's okay to like them all the same.
10) The witches
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
11) Abuela's weave
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Esperanza learns the art of weaving Guatemalan tapestries from her grandmother. Together they make something very special and refuse to show it to anyone until market day.
12) Emma's question
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Emma's grandmother, who takes care of her after school and takes her out for bagels on Wednesdays, gets sick and has to go to the hospital, Emma is afraid that she will die--but she is also afraid to talk about her fear.
13) Grandma's purse
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, her granddaughter cannot wait to see what treasures she has hidden in her purse."-- Provided by publisher.
15) Abuelita's heart
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Before returning to the city with her parents, a young girl walks with her grandmother, learning about the special feelings, places, and plants that are part of her heritage and the Southwestern desert where Abuelita lives.
16) Still my Grandma
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl describes her special relationship with her grandmother, both before and after Grandma contracts Alzheimer's Disease.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A rhyming celebration of grandmothers, including those who are mischievous ticklers, those who once wore bell bottoms and marched for equal rights, and those who are nearly family and just as loving. Includes a list of names for grandmothers in different languages.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the Moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
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