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Emma London never thought she had anything in common with her grandmother Genevieve London. The regal old woman came from wealthy and bluest-blood New England stock, but that didn't protect her from life's cruelest blows: the disappearance of Genevieve's young son, followed by the premature death of her husband. But Genevieve rose from those ashes of grief and built a fashion empire that was respected the world over, even when it meant neglecting...

When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.

Las abuelas y los abuelos son el privilegio de todo nino. Ellos miman a sus nietos y los adoran en el otono de sus vidas. Pero los nietos tambien son el privilegio de abuelas y abuelos, ya que nadie los quiere tanto como ellos! / Grandparents are a privilege for every child. They pamper their grandchildren and adore them in the autumn of their lives. But grandchildren also have the privilege of grandparents, because no one loves them as much as they...

"In this picture book, Silas finds a unique solution for keeping up with his seven adoring grandparents and stepgrandparents."--

Las abuelas y los abuelos son el privilegio de todo nino. Ellos miman a sus nietos y los adoran en el otono de sus vidas. Pero los nietos tambien son el privilegio de abuelas y abuelos, ya que nadie los quiere tanto como ellos! / Grandparents are a privilege for every child. They pamper their grandchildren and adore them in the autumn of their lives. But grandchildren also have the privilege of grandparents, because no one loves them as much as they...

A holiday tale relates the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose final gift from his mother, a sweater, is scorned in favor of more expensive gifts before a tragic car accident ends the mother's life.

This new beginning reader series from the creator of Minnie and Moo introduces Barney, who's recuperating from chicken pox, and his Grandpa, whose outrageous stories will have Barney feeling better in no time. Full color.

"Despite losing her parents in a tragic accident just before her fourteenth Christmas, Susan Norcross has had it better than most, with loving grandparents to raise her and a gang of quirky, devoted friends to support her. Now a successful bookstore owner in a tight-knit Michigan lakeside community, Susan is facing down forty--the same age as her mother when she died--and she can't help but see everything she hasn't achieved, including finding a love...

When Barney gets chicken pox, Grandpa tells him a funny story to keep his mind off his itching.

A girl spends a very special day with her grandparents, going to the museum and the park, and ending up helping her grandfather paint a new birdhouse.