Read-Alikes for
Granny the Pag
by Nina Bawden |
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Viewpoint, our book discussion group for students in
grades 6-8, read and discussed Granny the Pag.
If you liked this book, you might enjoy other titles by Nina Bawden:
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| Off the Road
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by Nina Bawden
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JH BAW
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In 2040, Tom follows his grandfather through the Wall and into the forbidden Wild, where they seek to find his grandfather's boyhood home.
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| The Real Plato Jones
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by Nina Bawden
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JH BAW
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Plato Jones tries to come to terms with his mixed heritage while visiting Greece. There, he finds out more about his Welsh grandfather, a World War II hero, and his Greek grandfather, a supposed traitor.
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Stories about Grandmothers
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| Goodbye, Pink Pig
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by C. S. Adler
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J ADL
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Amanda would rather live in the fantasy world of her imagination than go to her new middle school, where the custodian is the grandmother she has never met.
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| My Lone Star Summer
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by D. Anne Love
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JH LOV
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When Jill spends the summer on her grandmother's ranch in Texas, she and B.J. struggle with their friendship.
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| The Exiles
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by Hilary McKay
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J MCK
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The four Conroy sisters spend a wild summer at the seaside with Big Grandma, who tries to break them of their reading habit by substituting fresh air and hard work for books and gets unexpected results.
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| A Long Way From Chicago
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by Richard Peck
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JH PEC
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A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois during the Depression to visit his larger-than-life grandmother.
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| What Are We Going to Do About David?
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by Willo Davis Roberts
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J ROB
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| Upset that his parents don't pay attention to him, David becomes even more worried when they deposit him for the summer with a grandmother that he hardly knows so that they can go about their busy lives.
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This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library,
May 2000.
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