Porte, Barbara Ann

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Surprise! Surprise! It's grandfather's birthday

1997
Seven grandchildren gather to surprise their grandfather with cake and ice cream in honor of his birthday.

Black elephant with a brown ear (in Alabama)

1996
Ten stories created to describe what is depicted in drawings and paintings made by a former slave when he was almost ninety years old.

Ma Jiang and the orange ants

2000
When her father and brother are called away to war, Ma Jiang finds a unique way to trap the orange ants that her mother sells in order to make a living.

The kidnapping of Aunt Elizabeth

1985
Ashley finds a unique family portrait evolving as she talks to family members and collects their stories for a class assignment.

When Aunt Lucy rode a mule & other stories

1994
When two sisters go to see their aunt, she tells them stories about her adventures as a young girl visiting her grandparents in the mountains.

Something Terrible Happened

1994
Eleven-year-old Gillian is sent away from her mother, who is dying of AIDS, to live with her relatives in Tennessee.

When Grandma almost fell off the mountain

and other stories
1993
Grandma tells surprising and unusual stories about a vacation she took with her family when she was a little girl.

When Aunt Lucy rode a mule

& other stories
1994
When two sisters go to see their aunt, she tells them stories about her adventures as a young girl visiting her grandparents in the mountains.

Hearsay

strange tales from the Middle Kingdom
1998
A collection of stories which convey the folklore and culture of life in China.

I only made up the roses

1987
Seventeen-year-old Cydra presents a portrait of her family whose history spans three continents.

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