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The granddaughter : a novel / by Schlink, Bernhard,author.; Collins, Charlotte,1967-translator.; translation of:Schlink, Bernhard.Enkelin.English.;
"It is only after the sudden death of his wife Birgit that Kaspar discovers the price she paid years earlier when she fled East Germany to join him: she had to abandon her baby. Shattered by grief, yet animated by a new hope, Kaspar closes up his bookshop in present day Berlin and sets off to find her lost child in the east. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, intent on reclaiming and settling ancestral lands to the East. Among them, Kaspar encounters Svenja, a woman whose eyes, hair, and even voice remind him of Birgit. Beside her is a red-haired, slouching, fifteen-year-old girl. His granddaughter?"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Abandoned children; Booksellers and bookselling; Family secrets; Grandchildren; Granddaughters; Grandparent and child; Holocaust deniers; Neo-Nazis; Widowers; Xenophobia;

Free Willy. [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bridges, Beau.; Geiger, Will.; Irwin, Bindi,1998-; Malpage, Rob.; McCreery, Cindy.; Miller, Chris.; Rotthoff, Enis.; ApolloMovie (Firm); FilmAfrica (Firm); Warner Bros.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music, Enis Rotthoff ; director of photography, Rob Malpage ; executive producer, Chris Miller.Beau Bridges, Bindi Irwin.After young Kirra arrives in South Africa to summer with her grandfather, she discovers a baby orca stranded in a lagoon near a rundown amusement park. She names the lonely whale Willy and embarks on a quest to lead the little guy back to his anxious pod before he becomes a captive at the theme park.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, English ; SDH, English ; dual-layer format ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Amusement parks; Children's films.; Feature films.; Friendship; Grandparent and child; Human-animal relationships; Killer whale; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2010., Distributed by Warner Home Video,

Wild eggs : a tale of Arctic egg collecting / by Napayok-Short, Suzie,1959-; Wright, Jonathan,1978-;
Akuluk is not excited about visiting her grandparents in Nunavut. She would rather head south for summer vacation, somewhere with roller coasters and cotton candy. There can't be much to do way up there, Akuluk figures. But as soon as she steps off the plane and sees all the exciting animals that the tundra has to offer, Akuluk forgets all about her dreams of going south. LSC
Subjects: Grandparents; Eggs; Indians of North America;

Alice with a why : return to Wonderland / by James, Anna(Anna Lois); Land, Matthew.; Based on (work):Carroll, Lewis,1832-1898.Alice's adventures in Wonderland.;
England, 1919. Alyce -- with a Y -- lives with her grandmother, the original Alice, having lost her father during the Great War. When a mysterious invitation to a tea party hits her square in the face, Alyce realises her grandmother's strange stories of a place called Wonderland might have some truth to them after all. But the land Alyce finds herself in feels different from the Wonderland of her grandmother's stories -- for it is trapped in its own war. The Sun King and the Queen of the Moon are fighting over a stolen hour, and soon Alyce is tasked with setting it right. With the help of the Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and a Sailor Fox, Alyce will have to solve Wonderland's problems and, eventually, find her way back home. Includes bonus chapters from Anna's epic fantasy, Chronicles of Whetherwhy and the original Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898; Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll); Grandparent and child; Wonderland (Imaginary place); Imaginary wars and battles;

Song of a blackbird [graphic novel] / by Van Lieshout, Maria,author,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references."Fictionalized but based on true events, Song of a Blackbird has two intertwined timelines: one is a modern-day family drama, the other a thrilling tale of a WWII-era bank heist carried out by Dutch resistance fighters. In the present day, teenage Annick is desperate to find a bone marrow donor that could save the life of her grandmother, Johanna. She turns to her family history and discovers a photograph taken by Emma Bergsma. Decades earlier, Emma is a young art student about to be drawn into what will become the biggest bank heist in European history: swapping 50 Million Guilders' worth of forged bank notes for real ones--right under the noses of the Nazis! Emma's life--and the lives of thousands, including a young woman named Johanna--hangs in the balance. In this stranger-than-fiction graphic novel, Maria van Lieshout weaves a tale about family, courage, and the power of art. Deeply personal yet universal, Song of a Blackbird sheds light on an untold WWII story and sends a powerful message about compassion and resistance"--Publisher.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Historical comics.; Families; Grandparent and child; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

Northern borders [videorecording] / by Bujold, Geneviève.; Craven, Jay.; Davey-Fitzpatrick, Seamus,1998-; Dern, Bruce.; Screen Media Films (Firm);
Bruce Dern, Geneviève Bujold, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick.Northern Borders tells the story of ten year-old Austen Kittredge who is sent by his father to live on his grandparents' Vermont farm, where he experiences wild adventures and uncovers long-festering family secrets. It's 1956 and Austen experiences the farm as a place full of eccentric people, especially his stubborn grandparents whose thorny marriage is known as the Forty Years War. Initially feeling stuck in this fractured household, young Austen plans a quick exit but ends up stranded with no choice but to navigate and endure.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Eccentrics and eccentricities; Farms; Feature films.; Grandparent and child; Grandparents; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.

Out into the big wide lake / by Harbridge, Paul.; Bisaillon, Josée.;
Kate, a young girl with Down syndrome, visits her grandparents at their lakeside home, and gains confidence and independence after helping her grandfather deliver groceries and then learning to pilot the boat on her own when he becomes ill.LSC
Subjects: Down syndrome; Grandparents; Grandparent and child; Boats and boating; Groceries; Self-confidence; Autonomy (Psychology);

Hotel Transylvania. [videorecording] / by Gomez, Selena,1992-actor.; Mothersbaugh, Mark.; Samberg, Andy,1978-voice actor.; Sandler, Adam,voice actor.; Tartakovsky, Genndy,1970-director.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Camera, Alex Portin ; production design, Michael Kurinsky ; editor, Catherine Apple ; music, Mark Mothersbaugh.Voices: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi.When Dracula's daughter and her husband go away for a vacation, Dracula tries to bring out the monster side of his grandson.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen 1.85:1 ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Comedy films.; Dracula, Count (Fictitious character); Fathers and daughters; Feature films.; Grandparent and child; Hotels; Hotels; Monsters; Vampires; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
For private home use only.

The crossbow of destiny / by Hoàng, Brandon.;
"When Vietnamese American Freddie Lo finds herself in Vietnam for the first time since she was little, she's not quite sure how to feel. The memories of her extended family are more like distant echoes; she has a tough time speaking Vietnamese; and she can't help but feel like she just isn't Vietnamese enough. Still, this is her chance to reconnect with her family, especially her Ong ngoai--or grandfather--who is receiving a big award. That's when Ong ngoai reveals his secret: He knows the location of an ancient legendary crossbow, one with the power to decimate armies--and he's hidden it away from those who intend to use its magic for evil. But when Ong ngoai is kidnapped, it's up to Freddie, her cousin Lien, and a mysterious boy named Duy to get to the crossbow before it ends up in the wrong hands"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Crossbows; Families; Grandparents; Magic; Good and evil;

Karen's grandmothers / by Martin, Ann M.,1955-; Almeda, Christine.;
Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor and learns funny dances and listens to old music.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Karen (Fictitious character : Martin); Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child;

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