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From the author of The Restoration of Celia Fairchild, comes a novel about the meaning of family and the places we call home. If you love "southern summer" fiction authors like Mary Alice Monroe and Kristy Woodson Harvey you'll love this delicious novel about family, friendship, and finding your true path in life.
Esme Cahill thinks she has failed spectacularly: fired from her New York City publishing job, divorced from
...4) Minari
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A tender and sweeping story about what roots people that follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, this film shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
"Chung transforms...
6) The walk
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English
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As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.
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English
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"Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959: At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek on the grounds of a grand country house, a local man makes a terrible discovery. Police are called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most baffling murder investigations in the history of South Australia. An epic story that spans generations, Homecoming asks what we would do for those we love, how we protect the lies we tell, and what...
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Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
"Lynn Austin presents a tale of family secrets, forgiveness, and reconcilation in the story of three generations of women: Kathleen, her mother, Eleanor, and her grandmother, Fiona. Each woman left home to escape her family's past and to start a new life"--Provided by publisher.
9) Stop and go
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters embark on a cross-country road trip, racing against time to rescue their grandmother and her beloved dog from her retirement home.
11) Song for a whale
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Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
12) Chicken Sunday
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Publisher
PaperStar
Pub. Date
1998, ©1992
Language
English
Description
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
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English
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It's another Thanksgiving at Grandma's. Gavin expects a long day of boredom and being pestered by distantly related toddlers, but his cousin Rhonda has a different idea: make a break for it - out of the kids' room to the swing set in the backyard! Gavin isn't so sure, especially when they encounter vicious guard dogs (in homemade sweaters), a hallway full of overly affectionate aunts, and worse yet, the great wall of butts! Will they manage to avoid...
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English
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"As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, [she runs] into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help [her] along in [her] journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's ... bannock recipe at the back of the book"--
15) Jump darling
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Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a disastrous non-debut at a Toronto drag club, Russell leaves his status-conscious boyfriend and takes shelter with his grandmother Margaret in Canadian wine country. Margaret is a woman coming to terms with her mortality while determined to hang on to her independence. As tempers wear thin and family secrets are revealed, Russell and Margaret fight to maintain their dignity while being true to themselves.
16) Hugging hour!
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Drew, who prefers to be called Drool, worries her parents are never coming back when she spends the night with her grandmother.
17) Wish you well
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A tragic accident forces twelve-year old Louisa Mae and her younger brother Oz to move from New York City to live with their great grandmother on a small farm in Virginia. Once Lou and Oz finally adjust to their new home, their family is threatened to be torn apart again when a coal company tries to steal their land. Now, Lou must team-up with lawyer Cotton Longfellow, to fight for their land, their home and their future.
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English
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Samantha's journal relates a boring visit to her grandmother's condominium that takes an unexpected turn when she, Gram, Gram's friend Mimi, and Mimi's grandson Brandon set out across Florida for a seniors' karaoke contest. Includes recipe for chocolate chip cookies.
19) The red tin box
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English
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On her eighth birthday Maude buries a red tin box with some special treasures at the foot of a flowering dogwood tree and makes a promise to herself--and many years later she and her granddaughter travel to her childhood home to dig it up and pass it on.
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