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The Utah Digital Newspapers collection holds over two million pages of historic Utah newspapers and it grows monthly. Digital newspapers can be browsed by issue or searched by keywords. Moab's Times Independent is available from its beginnings as the Grand Valley Times in 1896 through 2005. The Castle Valley Times (1992 - 1998) and the Canyon Country Zephyr (1993 - 2009) are also available.
1) Fablehaven
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy — as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa’s best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother’s stories, in the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal. When Elsa’s grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters...
Author
Series
Plainsong volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf's fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have long been aware of each other, if not exactly friends; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis's wife. His daughter, Holly, lives hours away in Colorado Springs; her son, Gene, even farther away in Grand Junction. What...
Author
Series
Three rancheros volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time Granny intends for them never to return.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day. The square is strange but also familiar, full of the odds and ends that have made up their lives: Grandpa's work desk, the stuffed dragon that Grandpa once gave to Noah, the sweet-smelling hyacinths that Grandma loved to grow in her garden. As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it...
7) Ozark dogs
Author
Language
English
Description
"After his son is convicted of capital murder, Vietnam War veteran Jeremiah Fitzjurls takes over the care of his granddaughter, Joanna, raising her with as much warmth as can be found in a junkyard outfitted to be an armory. He teaches her how to shoot and fight, but there is not enough training in the world to protect her when the dreaded Ledfords, notorious meth dealers and fanatical white supremacists, come to collect on Joanna as payment for a...
Author
Series
Fablehaven volume 2
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother, Seth, find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three specialists- a potion master, a magical relics collector, and a mystical creature trapper- to help protect the property from the Society of the Evening Star, an ancient organization determined to infiltrate the preserve and steal a hidden artifact of great...
Author
Series
Llama Llama volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
12) Flying to pieces
Author
Publisher
[Distributed in the U.S. by St. Martin's Press]
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
349 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retired World War II pilot Wade Lovett and his eighteen-year-old grandson Chip embark upon the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to mount a secret mission to salvage a cache of mint-condition Japanese air force planes worth millions on the aircraft collectors' market from the Pacific island of Fundabora.
13) Go, grandpa, go!
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"From swinging on swings to zooming on bikes to splashing in puddles, this book celebrates the special bond between grandpa and grandchild."--Back cover.
14) Spirit rider
Publisher
Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
2007, c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"After the untimely death of his mother, it seems that Johnny Three Bears must leave the comforts of his home and move to the Ojibwe reservation with his grandfather. Not having seen his grandfather since he was two years old, it was the last thing Johnny wanted, but Grandpa has a plan for getting Johnny's attention. The two set out on an adventure to capture and tame a wild stallion, and Johnny quickly learns to appreciate his grandfather's wisdom...
15) Pirate Pat
Author
Series
Usborne very first reading volume 1
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first book in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading with children. In this story, Pirate Pat appears on a cold, dark night with a treasure map and proceeds to dig over Gran's objections....
16) The horse dancer
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Sarah's grandfather was a horseman of rare talent -- only the exceptional are allowed into France's elite riding academy, Le Cadre Noir. But life took an unexpected turn, and now from a council estate in east London, the Captain hopes to train his granddaughter towards a better life. Natasha is a lawyer whose job is to represent the best interests of children. Her confidence in her judgement has been shaken and her marriage has died -- but an encounter...
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Book Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Little Goldie is an expert on grandchilding. She knows that grandparents are special creatures who thrive in a structured environment, need plenty of opportunities for imaginative play, love having dance parties, and will never turn down a cuddle. When it comes to the care and feeding of her beloved Grandpa, Goldie knows her stuff. And, as readers will discover, Grandpa knows a thing or two about grandchildren, too"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ellen is putting the finishing touches on a wedding quilt made from scraps of old dresses when the bride-to-be--her granddaughter June--unexpectedly arrives and announces she's calling off the marriage. With the tending of June's uncertain heart in mind, Ellen tells her the story of Nell, a Kansas-born woman who goes to the High Plains of New Mexico Territory in 1898 in search of a husband"--Amazon.com.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From one of the country's most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman's life. After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl says the most vivid and transforming experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or any other of her stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to "investigate" it--as though...
20) I am just right
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy who is too big for his crib, his tricycle, and being picked up by his grandfather is just the right size for his bed, bicycle, and Grandpa's hugs.
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