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After moving to her estranged grandmother's house, fourteen-year-old Eva teams up with the gardener's great-grandson, Frankie, to uncover family secrets and they suspect that Eva's grandmother was once a queen in another world.

Joy visits her Grandmama, who lives in an old house with all kinds of old things. As the day passes, Grandmama patiently helps Joy discover how old things and old ways can bring joy to any heart.

"Guillermo "Memo" Castillo and Theo Chang have been best friends since they were in kindergarten, and now they're partners in Sorcery too -- the mega-popular collectible card game, that is. Memo and Theo are excited to attend the upcoming science fiction & fantasy fan convention not far from Peppermint Falls. They plan to dress up in costumes, play in their first-ever Sorcery competition, defeat that arrogant fifth grader Josh Harkan in the tournament,...

After starting at a new school, Alana struggles to balance new friendships and responsibilities, as she also tries to save her grandmother's beloved flower shop from closing.

A girl and her eccentric grandmother spend a day being silly together.

"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"--

A gorgeous and imaginative debut picture book by author/illustrator Lizzy Stewart. When Grandma says she's seen a tiger in the garden, Nora doesn't believe her. She's too old to play Grandma's silly games! Everyone knows that tigers live in jungles, not gardens. So, even when Nora sees butterflies with wings as big as her arm, and plants that try and eat her toy giraffe, and a polar bear that likes fishing, she knows there's absolutely, definitely...

Harriet Wermer is unhappy about having to spend her summer with her grandmother on Marble island until she discovers a mystery involving her Dad from when he was a boy living on the island.

A young boy remembers the Saturdays when he was nine or ten and he would ride his bicycle to his Mammaw's house, where they spent the day together mowing the lawn, picking vegetables, eating lunch, and making delicious, sweet teacakes.

"Every home needs a cat! Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. But this weekend, Mama and Dad are taking a "much needed vacation," which means that Granny is coming to visit! Mama puts Granny in charge, but Kira's got so many GREAT IDEAS to make her cat friends and customers happy. So when Granny gives her the okay to take control, it's Kira's moment to make The Purrfect Cup extra purrfect. But between...