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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois and comes to a better understanding of this fearsome woman.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"When Hamra steals a magical fruit from a tiger hoping to cure her grandmother, she must repay her debt to the tiger by going on an extraordinary journey with him to make him human again"--
7) Schooled
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.
8) Ebb and flow
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"After "rotten bad year" on the mainland, eleven-year-old Jett returns to Newfoundland to spend the summer with his sprightly Grandma Jo (whose hair is dyed cotton candy blue to match her house), bringing along a shameful secret involving the betrayal of a friend. As summer unfolds, Grandma Jo nurtures in Jett his sense of caring for others while giving him space to breathe. Jett finds himself examining memories of his past like bits of sea glass-arranging...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.
10) Cousins
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Concerned that her grandmother may die, Cammy is unprepared for the accidental death of another relative.
12) 13 treasures
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bedeviled by evil fairies that only she can see, thirteen-year-old Tanya is sent to stay with her cold and distant grandmother at Elvesden Manor, where she and the caretaker's son solve a disturbing mystery that leads them to the discovery that Tanya's life is in danger.
14) Call me Consuelo
Author
Publisher
Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
After suddenly being orphaned, twelve-year-old Consuelo reluctantly moves in with her American grandmother while hoping to return soon to her Mexican American family.
15) Song for a whale
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Iris is about to go on a grand road trip to make sure the loneliest whale in the ocean is finally heard. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Robbie and his dog, Ellie, spend the summer at his grandmother Maddy's house, where Robbie learns many things about his emotionally distant parents and himself.
18) Troubletwisters
Author
Series
Troubletwisters volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their house mysteriously explodes and they are sent to live with an unknown relative named Grandma X, twelve-year-old twins Jaide and Jack Shield learn that they are troubletwisters, young Wardens just coming into their powers, who must protect humanity from The Evil trying to break into earth's dimension.
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