great-grandmothers

Emily Rose has always felt comfortable growing up in Connecticut with her African-American mother and her French-American father, but when they spend some time with her great-grandmother in Texas, Emily Rose learns about her black heritage and uncovers some new and exciting parts of her own identity.

For her tenth birthday, Rosemary Rita's grandmother Mimi sends her a magical hourglass, which takes Rosemary Rita back to 1870 in Germany to meet Mimi's great grandmother and help her decode a mysterious postcard.

Having traveled to the Ozark Mountains of Missouri to attend Great-grandmother Ola's funeral, ten-year-old Josie hears many colorful stories about a strong and generous relative she does not remember.

Rosemary Rita's magical hourglass takes her to the Paris Exposition of 1889, where she meets her great-great-grandmother Gracie, also aged ten, and together with a friend they set out to catch the boy who steals Gracie's locket.

Rosie and Great-grandmother spend a quiet time together as Great-grandmother tells a story from her childhood in the old country.

Twelve-year-old Lizzie searches for memories of her mother while spending a summer with her great-grandmother among the Amish in Pearly Gates, Pennsylvania.

When a child visits her great-grandmother who speaks to her in an unfamiliar language, she makes up a story in her own head to fit her great-grandmother's gestures.

Lively letters between a self-centered young girl and her wise great-grandmother reveal generational differences and a deep affection for each other.

An account of twelve-year-old Angela's visit to help take care of her great-grandmother alternates with the story of the old woman's life.

When he and his sister Lou are sent to spend the summer with their blind great-grandmother in the tiny town of Dolliver, Hollis encounters some dark family secrets and vows to uncover them.