Gran-Gran's Best Trick: A Story for Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love

by L. Dwight Holden

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A child recounts his special relationships with his grandfather and the difficulty of coping with his death from cancer.

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DDC/MDS: 155.9 — Philosophy and Psychology Psychology Differential and developmental psychology Environmental psychology
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