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Frank Einstein volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
82) Grandpa's teeth
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Soon after Grandpa's teeth disappear from a glass of water near his bed, Inspector Rate has the whole town under investigation.
83) Rachel Bird
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English
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"Rachel and her little sister, Jane, are spending the summer with two strangers who happen to be their grandparents. Up until their mom's death a few months ago, Rachel didn't know these people existed, and now she's been packed off to the family ranch inthe interior of British Columbia--a place with mountains, lakes, and zero cell service. But her newfound family isn't the only secret that's been kept from her. Why did their mother leave her family...
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English
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"Old Keb Wisting is somewhere around ninety-five years old (he lost count awhile ago) and in constant pain and thinks he wants to die. He also thinks he thinks too much. Part Norwegian and part Tlingit Native (with some Filipino and Portuguese thrown in), he s the last living canoe carver in the village of Jinkaat, in Southeast Alaska. When his grandson, James, a promising basketball player, ruins his leg in a logging accident and tells his grandpa...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa. May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May can't take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals...
86) The grandpa book
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English
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This book presents the different ways grandfathers show their grandchildren love, from putting extra marshmallows in hot chocolate to sending cards and telling stories.
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English
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"In his signature quirky style, Russell Ayto takes on the plastic crisis in Plastic Pollution Is Ruining Our Ocean! -- a story about a video game-loving boy named Neo and some unexpected aquatic visitors, who need his help. Neo and his grandfather live by the ocean. The ocean has a big problem. It's called plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is also a big problem in Neo's room. His room is a complete mess. Grandpa calls it "an area of outstanding...
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English
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"Keenly observed and written with his insightful and deadpan sense of humor, [Rick Bragg] explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, and the regions' varied geographies, including his native Alabama, Cajun country, and the Gulf Coast. Everything is explored, from regional obsessions from college football and fishing, to mayonnaise and spoon bread, to the simple beauty of a fish on the hook. Collected from over a decade of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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Allen wants to win his most important baseball game for his Grandpa, who fights for his life at the hospital, but he must face his biggest challenge, Hank "The Tank" Steele, the best hitter in the league.
"El abuelo de Allen nunca se ha perdido un juego de baseball hasta esta noche. Mientras Allen juega el juego más importante de su vida, su abuelo lucha por su vida en el hospital. Allen quiere ganar el juego por su abuelo, pero se enfrenta a uno...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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A remarkable memoir by Miss Iowa USA Abbey Curran about living with cerebral palsy, competing in Miss USA, and her inspiring work with young women who have disabilities. Abbey was born with cerebral palsy, but early on she resolved to never let it limit her. Abbey made history when she became the first contestant with a disability to win a major beauty pageant. After earning the title of Miss Iowa, she went on to compete in Miss USA. Growing up on...
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English
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Every other Christmas, I celebrate with my mom. Every other Christmas, I celebrate with my dad. Sometimes I wish we could still be together. But my favorite holiday is special, no matter who I celebrate with. After his parents' divorce, a young biracial child spends every other Christmas celebrating the differing traditions between the African American and Colombian sides of their family. The years the child spends Christmas in Illinois with his mother's...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl copes with the death of her grandfather by remembering all the things she loved about him. Includes information about funeral customs of various religions.
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English
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"Sons of Baseball is full of personal stories from sons of major league baseball players who talk about what it was like growing up with a famous father. Along the way, we get a rare glimpse of the ballplayers themselves, not as pitchers, hitters, managers, and coaches, but as dads and granddads"--
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Penguin (Salina Yoon) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When curious little Penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow, their friendship grows into something extraordinary! But Grandpa reminds Penguin that pinecones can't live in the snow--they belong in the warm forest far away. Can Penguin help Pinecone get home? And can they stay friends, even if they're miles apart?"--
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English
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When Olive misses a friend who recently moved away, her grandfather suggests writing a letter, and a little green envelope who has been longing to travel hopes it will finally get a chance to see the world and bring joy to someone. Includes a diagram that shows how to make your own envelope.
"Olive's friend has moved away, and Olive wishes she could visit her. A little green envelope, lost in the bottom of the desk drawer, knows how Olive feels....
100) Bad grandpa
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English
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Johnny Knoxville reprises his Jackass role as 86-year-old Irving Zisman. Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his eight-year-old grandson Billy. The duo will encounter male strippers, disgruntled child beauty pageant contestants, funeral home mourners, biker bar patrons, and a whole lot of unsuspecting citizens. Real people in unreal situations, making for one really messed up comedy.