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intergenerational connection

Books about intergenerational connection for readers of all ages.

Cover of Walking Mary

Walking Mary

James VanOosting

Ages 9–14family relationshipstoleration

Cover of The golden hour

The golden hour

Maiya Williams

Ages 9–13familysiblings

Cover of When Emma remembers

When Emma remembers

Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Kathleen Kolb

Ages 4–9familymemory

Cover of The song of the whales

The song of the whales

Uri Orlev

Ages 7–12family bondsgrandfathers

Cover of Sea, salt, and air

Sea, salt, and air

Miriam Bat-Ami

Ages 8–14family bondsgrandparents

Cover of Great and the Grand

Great and the Grand

Benjamin Fox, Elizabeth Robbins

Ages 3–8familygrandparent-child relationships

Cover of Shadows

Shadows

Dennis Haseley

Ages 6–10family relationshipsgrandfathers

Cover of Grannie Annie

Grannie Annie

Ages 8–12family legacyintergenerational connection

Cover of Rosa's singing grandfather

Rosa's singing grandfather

Leon Rosselson

Ages 7–11familygrandparent relationships

Cover of What Goes Round Comes Round

What Goes Round Comes Round

Sally G. Ward

Ages 4–8kindnesscommunity

Cover of Love as strong as ginger

Love as strong as ginger

Lenore Look

Ages 5–10family loveintergenerational connection

Cover of Always my grandpa

Always my grandpa

Linda Scacco

Ages 4–8family bondsaging

Cover of Hour of the bees

Hour of the bees

Lindsay Eagar

Ages 9–14familymemory

Cover of Thaddeus

Thaddeus

Alison Cragin Herzig

Ages 6–10family relationshipsintergenerational connection

Cover of Cricket man

Cricket man

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Ages 8–12neighborsfamily

Cover of Road Block

Road Block

Yolanda Ridge

Ages 8–12family bondsgrandparent relationships

Cover of Shatterworld

Shatterworld

Lelia Rose Foreman

Ages 10–15faith and spiritualityfamily bonds

Cover of The pigman

The pigman

Paul Zindel

Ages 12–16friendshiploneliness

Cover of Wrapped in memories

Wrapped in memories

Nan Slaughter

Ages 4–10family bondsgrandparent love

Cover of The rainy day adventure

The rainy day adventure

Judy Nayer

Ages 4–8familycultural traditions

Cover of Missing in action

Missing in action

Dean Hughes

Ages 12–18family secretsworld war ii

Cover of My grandpa is amazing

My grandpa is amazing

Nick Butterworth

Ages 3–7family relationshipsgrandfathers

Cover of Left behind

Left behind

Caroline Adderson

Ages 8–12grandparent-grandchild relationshipsfamily bonds

Cover of The number on my grandfather's arm

The number on my grandfather's arm

David A. Adler

Ages 7–12familyhistory