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1	The Forgotten Garden more books like this by Kate Morton add to wishlist A lost child: On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.73! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon more books like this by Patty Lovell, David Catrow (Illustrator) add to wishlist When Molly Lou has to start in a new school, Ronald Durkin makes fun of her height and her buck teeth. But Molly has learned a lot from her grandma and knows just how to put him in place--in a very satisfying way. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.56! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Walking Across Egypt more books like this by Clyde Edgerton add to wishlist Wesley Benfield, an adolescent with a mouth full of bad teeth and foul language, enters the life of 78-year-old Mattie Rigsbee. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Just Grandma and Me more books like this by Mercer Mayer (Illustrator) add to wishlist A trip to the beach with Grandma provides lots of fun and surprises. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
5	Broom of the System more books like this by David Foster Wallace add to wishlist 'A visionary, a craftsman, a comedian and as serious as it is possible to be without accidentally writing a religious text. He can do anything with a piece of prose, and it is a humbling experience to see him go to work on what has passed up till now as "modern fiction". He's so modern he's in a different time-space continuum from the rest of ... see all copies from $3.49! new only from $9.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Tribute more books like this by Nora Roberts add to wishlist The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author presents her newest blockbuster novel, the story of a big-screen legend, a small-town scandal, and a young woman caught up in the secrets and shadows of both. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Foreign Body more books like this by Robin Cook add to wishlist In this chilling new novel from the master of the medical thriller ("The New York Times"), New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton rush to India to help a UCLA student investigating medical tourism and a sinister global conspiracy. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Tending Roses more books like this by Lisa Wingate add to wishlist A young woman living on a remote Missouri farm and struggling to care for her husband, baby, and ailing grandmother, Katie Benson seeks inspiration in dealing with the vicissitudes of life in the pages of her grandmother's journal. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Thunder Cake more books like this by Patricia Polacco add to wishlist When the air gets heavy and dark clouds drift low over the fields of Grandma's farm, her frightened granddaughter hides under the bed. But Grandma insists that this is Thunder Cake baking weather and the two are soon scrambling to gather the ingredients to make the cake--and get it into the oven before the storm arrives. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Simon's Hook: A Story about Teases and Put Downs more books like this by Karen Gedig Burnett, Laurie Barrows (Illustrator) add to wishlist When Simon is teased by his friends, it's Grandma Rose to the rescue. By comparing teases to fishing hooks, Grandma Rose shows Simon how to avoid getting caught. This delightful 4-color book helps children of all ages learn to be "free fish" and not bite at the teases that are tossed their way. see all copies from $4.98! new only from $5.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Shell Seekers more books like this by Rosamunde Pilcher add to wishlist Artist's daughter Penelope Keeling can look back on a full and varied life: a Bohemian childhood in London and Cornwall, an unhappy wartime marriage, and the one man she truly loved. She has brought up three children - and learned to accept them as they are. Yet she is far too energetic and independent to settle sweetly into pensioned-off old-age. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.38! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Some Day You'll Thank Me for This: The Official Southern Ladies' Guide to Being a "Perfect" Mother more books like this by Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hays add to wishlist The bestselling authors of "Being Dead Is No Excuse" and "Somebody's Going to Die If Lilly Beth Doesn't Catch That Bouquet" deliver a hilarious treatise--complete with recipes--on the joys, trials, and tribulations of being the daughter of a Southern woman. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	City of the Beasts more books like this by Isabel Allende add to wishlist Accompanied by his grandmother, a writer for "International Geographic Magazine," 15-year-old Alexander Cold travels to the Amazon on a mission to uncover the legendary Yeti. Their exploration team also includes an anthropologist and a doctor and is lead by a local guide and his daughter, Nadia. Before long, Alexander finds himself bonding with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	In Her Shoes more books like this by Jennifer Weiner add to wishlist Rose and Maggie, raised by a vicious stepmother and an insensitive father, grow up with problems. Rose becomes a lawyer and a drudge; Maggie is an actress wannabe who never quite makes it and relies on stodgy Rose to bail her out of the scrapes she gets into. The relationship of the sisters through the years is the focus of this novel, which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Witches more books like this by Roald Dahl add to wishlist Left an orphan at age 7, the hero of this story is sent to live with his Norwegian grandmother. After mistakenly wondering into the annual convention of the Witches of England, the boy overhears the witches horrible plot to turn all the children of England into mice. Now he and his grandmother, an expert in all things witchy, must stop the witches ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Once Upon a Crime more books like this by Micheal Buckley, Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the fourth book, Sabrina and Daphne's adventures continue in their hometown of New York City as they bring Puck to Faerie to cure the wounds sustained in Book Three. With the help of Granny Relda, Mr. Canis and Sheriff Hamstead, the girls must figure out who killed Puck's father, King Oberon, while navigating the warring factions of Everafters ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| SVS
17 view cover	Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories more books like this by Richard Peck add to wishlist Each year, city kids Joey and Mary Alice travel from their home in Chicago to spend part of the summer with their grandmother in rural Illinois. In eight short stories, one for each visit, Joey and Mary Alice come to appreciate their rather wily grandmother and life in a small town. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs more books like this by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) add to wishlist As a young boy author/illustrator Tomie DePaola loved visiting the house where both his grandmother and great-grandmother lived. Because his great-grandmother lived upstairs she was called Nana Upstairs and because his grandmother lived downstairs she was called Nana Downstairs. Tomie enjoyed spending time with both of them and later, after they ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Baby Momma Drama more books like this by Mr. Carl Weber add to wishlist In "Lookin' For Luv" and "Married Men, " Weber took readers into the lives of the men in Terry McMillan's world, as his characters struggle with their own masculinity while dealing with love, sex, marriage--and women. "Baby Momma Drama" is Weber at his best, filled with the snappy dialogue and over-the-top plot twists that have become his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir more books like this by Kao Kalia Yang add to wishlist In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn jungles of Laos to the overcrowded refugee camps of Thailand and onward to America. But lacking a written language of their own, the Hmong experience has been primarily recorded by others. Driven to tell her family's story after her grandmother's ... see all copies from $7.33! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Magic and Other Misdemeanors more books like this by Micheal Buckley, Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) add to wishlist With Granny distracted by Mayor Heart's campaign against the human residents of Ferryport Landing, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are ready to tackle a case on their own: who is stealing the magical possessions of the most powerful Everafters in town? Among the many suspects are "Puss in Boots" (now an exterminator), "Cinderella" (a radio relationship ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $2.25! \| SVS
22 view cover	Crossroads more books like this by Belva Plain add to wishlist In her latest novel of mothers and daughters, of mixed blessings and second chances, beloved author Belva Plain brilliantly explores the fragility of life--and the power of love to heal and transform--in this compelling, emotional story of three generations of women. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Granny more books like this by Brendan O'Carroll add to wishlist Agnes Browne returns for her final, heartwarming adventure in O'Carroll's acclaimed trilogy of working-class Dublin life. The members of the family split up to make it in the world on their own until a tragedy brings the brood back together--and love keeps them that way forever. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Dark Angel more books like this by Virginia Andrews add to wishlist In this second volume in the Casteel series, Heaven has escaped the backwoods poverty of her youth to her wealthy grandmother?s Boston mansion. Heaven thinks that she will now have every advantage for a new life, but she has no idea of the sinister secrets and sinful passions that rule her family?s past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	For My Grandchild: A Grandmother's Gift of Memory more books like this by Paige Gilchrist, Kristi Pfeffer (Designer) add to wishlist Today's grandmothers lead full and active lives that include everything from working and traveling to taking classes and volunteering. But that's no surprise. Through the years, they have enjoyed many rich and wonderful experiences, and now it's time to share them. This unique memory book gives a new generation of grandmothers a way to do just ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.70! \| SVS

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