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Ya-Yas in bloom : a novel / by Wells, Rebecca;
Subjects: Catholic women; Female friendship; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Middle aged women; Mothers and daughters; Domestic fiction;
© c2005., HarperCollins,

Future weather [videorecording] / by Deller, Jenny.; Fairweather, Kristin.; Haney-Jardine, Perla,1997-; Ireland, Marin.; Jain, Anubhav.; Madigan, Amy.; Sadler, William,1950-; Taylor, Lili.; Lipstick Pictures (Firm); Virgil Films (Firm);
Editor, Shelby Siegel ; director of photography, Zak Mulligan ; music, Erik Friedlander.Amy Madigan, William Sadler, Perla Haney-Jardine, Lily Taylor, Marin Ireland, Anubhav Jain.Lauduree is a 13-year-old loner, passionate about nature and obsessed with ecological disaster. Greta, her grandmother, is a nurse jaded by alcohol and disappointment. When Lauduree is abruptly abandoned by her dreamer single mom, she decides to take survival into her own hands, forcing her and Greta to rethink their futures.PG.DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Subjects: Abandoned children; Coming-of-age films.; Environmentalists; Feature films.; Grandparent and child; Grandparents as parents;
© c2013., Virgil Films,

Hotel Transylvania. [videorecording] / by Brooks, Mel,1926-voice actor.; Buscemi, Steve,1957-voice actor.; Drescher, Fran,voice actor.; Gomez, Selena,1992-voice actor.; Hahn, Kathryn,1974-voice actor.; James, Kevin,1965-voice actor.; Key, Keegan-Michael,1971-voice actor.; Samberg, Andy,1978-voice actor.; Sandler, Adam,voice actor.; Spade, David,voice actor.; Tartakovsky, Genndy,1970-film director,screenwriter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kathryn Hahn, Mel Brooks, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Kevin James, Keegan-Michael Key.The monster family embarks on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer break from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It's smooth sailing for Drac's Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monster kind.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dracula, Count (Fictitious character); Fathers and daughters; Grandparent and child; Ocean travel; Family vacations; Monsters; Vampires;
For private home use only.

Gigi and Ojiji : what's in a name? / by Iwai, Melissa.;
"Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name--but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name?"--
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Names, Personal; Japanese Americans; Racially mixed people; Grandfathers; Grandparent and child; Families;

The raven thief / by Pandian, Gigi,1975-author.;
"Multiple award-winning author Gigi Pandian is one of the best locked room mystery writers working today. Her newest heroine, Tempest Raj, returns in The Raven Thief, where sliding bookcases, trick tables, and hidden reading nooks hide something much more sinister than the Secret Staircase Construction crew ever imagined. One murder. Four impossibilities. A fake séance hides a very real crime. Secret Staircase Construction just finished their first project with Tempest Raj officially a part of the team-a classic mystery novel-themed home interior. Their client is now ready to celebrate her new life without her cheating ex-husband, famous mystery author Corbin Colt. First up, a party, and Tempest and Grandpa Ash are invited to the exclusive mock séance to remove any trace of Corbin from the property-for good. It's all lighthearted fun until Corbin's dead body crashes the party. The only possible suspects are the eight people around the séance table-a circle of clasped hands that wasn't broken. Suspicion quickly falls on Grandpa Ash, the only one with actual blood on him. To prove her beloved grandfather's innocence, Tempest must figure out what really happened-and how-or Ash will be cooking his delectable Indian and Scottish creations nevermore"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Recipes.; Novels.; Authors; Dwellings; East Indian Americans; Family-owned business enterprises; Grandparent and child; Murder; Seances;

Llama llama Gram and Grandpa [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Dewdney, Anna.;
Read by Anna Dewdney; Cassandra Campbell; Reed Duncan.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.It’s an exciting day for Llama Llama; he’s going to visit Gram and Grandpa Llama and spend the night! His first night away from home…and from Mama. But he makes sure to pack everything he needs. And there are so many fun things to do with Gram and Grandpa. It’s not until he gets ready for bed that he realizes that he’s forgotten something important. Fuzzy Llama! Fortunately, Grandpa Llama has a wonderful solution and soon Llama Llama is having sweet dreams.Ages 2 to 5.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Llama Llama (Fictitious character); Llamas; Grandparent and child; Soft toys; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.

Rhiannon [graphic novel] / by Brinkman, Kiara,author.; Chiki, Sean,illustrator.;
Ever since she was little, Rhiannon has lived with her aunt in a sleepy, sun-drenched trailer park called Golden Canyon Retirement Community. Growing up among senior citizens, Rhia is usually the only kid around--except during the summer. That's when her best friend, Kit, comes for a long visit. This summer, something has changed. Rhiannon and Kit's easy friendship is no longer easy. Even worse, there's a new teenager in the park--Elizabeth. She's the polar opposite of Rhiannon: hip, confident, and a bit of a troublemaker. And Elizabeth has a secret that will put Rhiannon and Kit's friendship to the test.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Coming-of-age comics.; Youth; Friendship; Grandparent and child; Retirement communities; Summer; Trailer camps;

White bird [videorecording] : a Wonder story / by Bomback, Mark,screenwriter.; Forster, Marc,1969-film director.; Gheisar, Bryce,actor.; Glaser, Ariella,actor.; Golan, Ishai,actor.; Hoberman, David,1953-film producer.; Lieberman, Todd,film producer.; Mirren, Helen,actor.; Palacio, R. J.,author,film producer.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Palacio, R. J.White bird.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),publisher.;
Bryce Gheisar, Helen Mirren, Ishai Golan, Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Gillian Anderson.Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for his treatment of Auggie Pullman, Julian is visited by his grandmother and is transformed by the compassionate and heroic story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during WWII.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong violence, thematic material and language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; War films.; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945; Jews; Survival;
For private home use only.

The train / by Callaghan, Jodie,1984-; Lesley, Georgia.;
Author Jodie Callaghan worked as a journalist at the time of the Canadian government's apology for the residential school system. She took inspiration for this book from her conversations with survivors--including her own grandmother's experience at Indian day school, and memories shared with her by a man she interviewed by the train tracks that transported children to residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Jodie's story for The Train was first recognized as the winner of the Mi'gmaq Writer's Award in 2009, a contest organized by the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat to encourage and develop Mi'gmaq storytellers.LSC
Subjects: Grandparent and child; Separation (Psychology); Off-reservation boarding schools; Indians of North America; Railroad trains;

Broken strings / by Walters, Eric,1957-; Kacer, Kathy,1954-;
In the aftermath of the twin towers and the death of her beloved grandmother, Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. She auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is given the part of the old Jewish mother. While looking for props in her grandfather's attic, Shirli discovers an old violin in the corner. Showing it to her grandfather unleashes an anger in him she has never seen before.LSC
Subjects: Grandparent and child; Holocaust survivors; Music; Children's plays; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Family secrets;

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