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1) The return
Author
Language
English
Description
"Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, North Carolina. But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon sent him home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, the dilapidated cabin he'd inherited from his grandfather seemed as good a place to regroup as any. Tending to his grandfather's beloved bee hives while preparing for a second stint in medical school, Trevor isn't prepared to fall in love...
2) Gilead
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Language
English
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Description
As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Curious and energetic Mei Mei attempts some t'ai chi forms as her grandfather demonstrates them, then tries to teach him basic yoga poses. Includes introductions to t'ai chi and yoga, as well as instructions for the exercises described in the text.
5) We are okay
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English
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"After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit."--OCLC.
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Series
Boxcar children volume 65
Language
English
Description
When the Alden children set out to solve a jewelry store robbery, they find they must also deal with a mysterious thief who steals their favorite cereal.
10) Beneath
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
12) A song of frutas
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
One of the most beloved writers of our time presents seven short stories exploring the vital ties between fathers and sons. Luke sees the ghost of his father but can't figure out what Dad wants him to do. Paul takes a camping trip with the grandfather he's just met and discovers what lies behind the man's erratic behavior. Ryan has some surprising questions when he interviews his prospective stepfather for the job. In a compellingly honest collection...
16) Shipwrecked
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Savannah Dare has taken up the mantle of treasure hunter, passed down by her grandfather--and she's recruited her two sisters to join the crew. But it turns out there's a reason Blackbeard's treasure has been missing for centuries ... the sisters have a key--a literal, golden, jewel-encrusted key--and they're determined to find what it unlocks with the help of clues and puzzles their grandfather left behind"--
17) Ill-gotten panes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Language
English
Description
"Stained-glass aficionado Georgia Kelly packed up her city life for the quiet of small town Wenwood, New York. But the sleepy village's peace is about to get shattered--by murder. After a banking scandal loses Georgia her job and her fiancé, she decides that a change of scenery will help piece her life back together. But escaping to her grandfather's house in the old-fashioned, brick-making Hudson River hamlet of Wenwood, New York, turns out to...
18) Hand over hand
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Who says girls can't fish? When Nina asks her grandfather to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat, his answer is always the same: "A boat is not the place for a girl." But Nina is determined to go. She knows that if her lolo will show her how to jig the lines, to set the hook, and to pull in a fish, hand over hand, she can prove to everyone in their Filipino fishing village that she deserves her turn in the boat, girl or no!" --
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