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This collection of poems teaches us about our elders, highlighting issues common to that generation while also spotlighting the history and genealogy of those that came before us.
When her grandmother, a devoted gardener, dies, a little girl inherits her gardening gloves and feels closer to her memory.
When her grandmother dies, a young girl feels better after her mother reads Bible verses describing God's plan for everlasting life.
A young child talks about the emotions felt after Grandma's death. Includes a list entitled "Things I can do when someone I love dies."
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A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother.
Oskar Schell, the nine-year-old son of a man killed in the World Trade Center attacks, searches the five boroughs of New York City for a lock that fits a black key his father left behind.
Seven-year-old Suzie is curious and fearful about what Grandma's funeral will be like.
Have you ever wondered whose brushstrokes paint the night sky, pondered whose evening lights illuminate the many faces of the moon? Come, little one, for Grandma's lights will guide the way?
This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its place among the classics of children's literature.