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781) Dear girl
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Ages 7 years and up.
"Something is different about Grandpa. He forgets things very easily--he even forgets what simple words mean. Grandpa can remember a lot from his childhood, but his granddaughter, Cathy, knows that something is wrong. Join Cathy and her family as they learn about dementia and find things that Grandpa will hold dear, just like his dear girl, Cathy."--
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Thirteen-year-old, clarinet-playing, Southern California surfer, Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch, comes from a complex family--her father is Jewish-Japanese, her mother is Cuban, and her parents are divorced--and when her grandfather Saul is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Yumi asks him to tell her his life story, which helps her to understand her own history and identity.
785) Mystery isle
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What seems a harmless enough trip to the family's ancestral home on a Maine island turns into something much more dangerous for thirteen-year-old Kim.
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"Pilar recibe de su abuelo una hamaca mágica, con la cual se transporta a la antigua Grecia. Allí conocerá a personajes emblemáticos de la mitología griega y vivirá toda clase de situaciones, mientras aprende no solo sobre la historia de esta civilización, sino también sobre los misterios de la vida y la muerte."--
789) Mi abuelo y yo
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"En todo el mundo, en todos los idiomas, en todos los países, lo que más les gusta a los abuelos es... ¡estar con sus nietos!"--
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Sara's life has suddenly been turned on its head: her grandfather has gone to live with a much younger woman. Sara's mother is furious and decides that neither she nor her daughter should ever go to their house. But Sara feels differently and does everything in her power to spend time with her grandfather, even if means escaping through a third floor window.
793) La lengua del viento
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"Guillermo descubre tras una ventana a una niña que llora. Su nombre es Elisa y va en silla de ruedas. Elisa le pide que busque a su abuelo que se ha escapado del centro en el que estaba. Guillermo empieza a investigar el lugar donde puede estar el abuelo y también el tesoro que dejó a su nieta y que parece estar relacionado con una colección de libros muy valiosa."--
794) 95 pounds of hope
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From his first day, school had been torture for Gregory and it got progressively worse, until he was expelled in eighth grade, but through all his difficulties, Gregory could count on support from his grandfather, until his grandfather became ill and needed support from Gregory.
795) The shadow children
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While spending the summer on his grandfather's farm in the French countryside, eleven-year-old Etienne discovers a secret dating back to World War II and encounters the ghosts of Jewish children who suffered a dreadful fate under the Nazis.
796) Let's play jegi
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When Dongje finds his friends playing jegi without him, he confronts Han, the jegi champion of Yonggol, only to find out that they don't want to play with him because he's the worst player. But after Dongje's grandpa gives him a colorful jegi made out of feathers, he is shocked at how easily he picks up the game! Jealous of Dongje's new skills, Han challenges him to a game, but is holding the title of jegi master really the most important part of...
797) Los ladrones buenos
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"Cuando Vita Marlowe aterriza en Nueva York, ciudad a la que ha viajado con su madre desde Inglaterra, ignora que está a punto de emprender una arriesgada aventura para ayudar a su querido abuelo Jack Welles. Un famoso estafador con conexiones con la mafia lo ha engañado y el anciano ha perdido su casa y todas sus posesiones. Su nieta hará lo imposible para hacerle sonreír de nuevo." --
In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot...
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From his first day, school had been torture for Gregory and it got progressively worse, until he was expelled in eighth grade, but through all his difficulties, Gregory could count on support from his grandfather, until his grandfather became ill and needed support from Gregory.
800) Check mates
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Felix School isn't a problem child. He's a child with a problem... Felix's ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate and his grades are slipping. Everyone keeps telling him to try harder, but no one seems to understand just how hard he finds it. When Mum suggests Felix spends time with his grandfather, Felix can't think of anything worse. Granddad hasn't been the same since Grandma died, and he's always trying to teach Felix boring chess. But sometimes...
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