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Author
Series
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this contemporary story set in ancient Japan, a young girl climbs a long silk strand hanging from heaven and discovers her grandmother waiting for her. Using a Japanese setting, this is the story of the bond between a girl and her grandmother that is so strong it conquers death. This beautiful picture book, set in ancient Japan, tells of the special love a grandmother & granddaughter feel for each other. Every night Grandmother ties together pieces...
3) Old Pig
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Because Old Pig knows that her time to die is near, she puts her affairs in order and takes a slow walk with Granddaughter to savor the beauty for one last time.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Mia still hasn't got over her cat's death two months ago-- she had Sandy for as long as she can remember. But one day, just before Christmas, she finds out that her friend's cat has had kittens. Over the holidays she goes round to play with them. Is Mia ready to welcome a new kitten into her life?
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amanda the squirrel is upset that she is going to lose her friend Gentle Willow, but the tree wizards give advice that help both her and Gentle Willow accept the change that comes with death.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
Children's Special Topics: AAPI Authors and Illustrators
Children's Special Topics: AAPI Authors and Illustrators
Description
"Grandmother lives with Grace's family. She teaches her how to measure water for rice. She tells her stories about growing up in China and together they savor the flavors of her childhood. Grandmother says goodbye when she drops Grace off at school every morning and hello when she picks her up at the end of the day. Then, Grandmother stops walking Grace to and from school, and the door to her room stays closed. Father comes home early to make dinner,...
11) The funeral
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing: Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. This sensitive and life-affirming...
Author
Series
Jackson friends book volume 4
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2007, c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pa Lia and her classmates share memories of Stinky Stern, the second-grade bully.
14) Rudi's pond
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a sick boy dies, his friends and classmates remember him by building a schoolyard pond in his memory.
Author
Series
Sally the dog series volume 8
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A beloved dog dies and goes to Heaven where she lives happily and helps to find her family on earth a new pet.
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