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The mistletoe matchmaker : a novel / by Hayes-McCoy, Felicity,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SUMMER AT THE GARDEN CAFE, ISBN 9780062870698. In the second 'Finfarran Peninsula' novel from Felicity Hayes-McCoy, it's Christmas in Ireland, and when Cassie Fitzgerald arrives from Toronto to visit her grandparents, she learns that its never too late to come home.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Families; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Communities; Villages; Homecoming; Christmas;
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Where are you from? / by Méndez, Yamile Saied,author.; Kim, Jaime,illustrator.; Liatis, Maria,narrator.;
Read by Maria Liatis.3-8P-3When a girl is asked where she's from-where she's really from-none of her answers seems to be the right one. Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn't give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. Where am I from? You're from hurricanes and dark storms, and a tiny singing frog that calls the island people home when the sun goes to sleep ... With themes of self-acceptance, identity, and home, this powerful, lyrical picture book will resonate with readers young and old, from all backgrounds and of all colors-especially anyone who ever felt that they don't belong.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Book plus audio.; Dyslexia-friendly books.; Families; Grandparent and child; Identity (Psychology); Family life; Grandparent and child; Identity; JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino.; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration.; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism.; VOX books.;
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Rachel Bird / by Citra, Becky.;
After her mother's death, Rachel and her little sister go to their family ranch to spend the summer with their grandparents who they didn't know they had. But her new-found family isn<U+2019>t the only secret that<U+2019>s been kept from them, and Rachel soon finds out there are secrets everywhere.LSC
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Sisters; Families; Mothers; Family secrets; Ranches;
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Life expectancy / by Hughes, Alison,1966-author.;
How do you go on after making a life-altering discovery about yourself? Sophie St. John's grandmother, a world-renowned writer, may be as talented as she is rude, but Sophie is just Sophie: clumsy, emotional, and prone to outbursts. When she stars in a class play based on her grandmother's famous novel and then comes across an old legal case while doing research for homework, Sophie uncovers a profound, devastating, life-changing secret--a secret her parents have kept from her since birth. Faced with a revelation that changes her entire future, Sophie must confront her dysfunctional family, ponder her life goals, and summon the courage to finally start living on her own terms.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Family secrets; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Life expectancy; Teenagers and death; Teenagers; Family problems; Family secrets; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Life expectancy; Teenagers and death; Teenagers;
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An Anishinaabe Christmas / by Kinew, Wab,1981-; Hill, Erin,(Illustrator);
"Picture book about an Anishinaabe family heading to the reservation to visit the baby's grandparents for Christmas. A story about combining Western and Indigenous celebrations, this book is shared in the hopes of bringing people together to understand and feel good about the Anishinaabe way, however you choose to live it."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Christmas fiction.; Indigenous peoples; Winter solstice; Christmas; Ojibwa Indians; Indian reservations; Families;
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Family is / by Longhi, Katya.;
Family is made of the people you love: mom, dad, foster parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, grandparents, and even friends! Little ones will enjoy exploring these colorful pages filled with diverse family scenarios; and discovering that families come in all shapes and sizes - no one family is alike - and that's what makes us special.LSC
Subjects: Families;
© 2020., Clever Publishing,
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Home is / by Longhi, Katya.;
Family is made of the people you love: mom, dad, foster parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, grandparents, and even friends! Little ones will enjoy exploring these colorful pages filled with diverse family scenarios; and discovering that families come in all shapes and sizes - no one family is alike - and that's what makes us special.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Dwellings; Families; Colors; Love;
© 2021., Clever Publishing,
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Someone You Should Meet. by Chasnoff, Debra,film director.; Chasnoff, Salome,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2024.SOMEONE YOU SHOULD MEET focuses on an extended family gathering organized by two filmmakers who only recently discovered they were related through their great-grandparents. As they explore their shared history and evolving Jewish identity over five generations, old wounds surface, and a sense of belonging is found.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Judaism.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; Jews.; Families.; Jews--History.;
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All the water in the world : a novel / by Raney, Karen,author.;
"Maddy is sixteen. She has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddy also has cancer. Deeply curious, wry, and vivacious, she's poised at the outset of adulthood, ready to untangle all the mysteries that living holds--if she survives her teens"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Teenage girls; Mothers and daughters; Families; Cancer;
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Maud and Grand-Maud / by O'Leary, Sara.; Pak, Kenard.;
This sweet story captures the singular experience of a child's visit with grandma, celebrating the unique bond between grandparents and grandchildren. For fans of 'How to Babysit a Grandma' and 'Grandma's Purse'. Sara O'Leary lives in Montreal, QC. From the author of 'A Family is a Family is a Family' and 'This is Sadie'; from the illustrator of 'Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring' and 'The Hundred-Year Barn'. LSC
Subjects: Grandmothers; Sleepovers;
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