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Fien is devastated when her beloved Grandpa Bert has a stroke. After several long months in the hospital he comes home but cannot do all the things he used to be able to do. Though his abilities are greatly reduced, he is still the same old grandpa and Fien does everything she can to comfort him and help him heal. Staying right by Grandpa Bert{u2019}s side through speech exercises and physical therapy, Fien discovers that while her grandfather{u2019}s...

Elle, who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

Staying with her Grandma without her parents for the first time, Julia discovers what makes Grandma so special, in this exploration of the magic of intergenerational love and wisdom.

With simple rhyming text, a young child reflects on the many reasons they love their Grandmother. From the games they play together to the way she understands her grandchild, this sweet story show us all just how much our grandmas love us!

On a hot, humid July morning, sixteen-year-old Cissy Pickering calmly and deliberately shoots her father in the back. To their Mississippi community, the death of well-regarded attorney Richard Pickering is a fascinating scandal. To Cissy's distraught mother, Caroline, it's an unforgivable crime. But in Cissy's troubled mind, killing her father was the only way she knew to save the two people she loves most in the world. For years, Cissy has endured...

"A little girl visits her grandmother in summer and winter, and together they explore the wonders of her garden. Until, one day, Nana isn't there anymore. But as winter gives way to spring, the girl learns that life goes on, and so does the memory of those we love"--

The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter, but when her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.

"Before mommy blogs were even invented, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of family, motherhood, and modern life, in her nationally syndicated column. Now she's taking the next step and going full nana in the pages of this lively, beautiful, and moving book about being a grandmother. Quindlen offers thoughtful and telling observations about her new role, no longer mother and decision-maker but secondary character and support...

A girl shows some of the things her grandmother does for her during the day, including fixing her hair, taking her to school and the park, and reading to her.