grandparents

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
grandparents

Looking for yesterday

"How can tomorrow ever be as good as yesterday? A boy doesn't think it can be and puts all his scientific knowledge to use, trying to work out how to go faster than the speed of light and make time go backwards. His grandad discovers him exploring the garden looking for wormholes, a possible shortcut back to yesterday, and reassures him that tomorrow will hold great experiences, which will become new treasured memories"--OCLC.

A corner of the universe

Hattie's world is turned upside down with the startling arrival of an uncle no one has ever spoken about. Now that Adam's school--an institution for the mentally disabled--is closing, Hattie's family must deal with a childlike young man whose existence they've denied for years.
Cover image of A corner of the universe

A grandmother for the orphelines

The orphelines search for a grandmother and find one--along with a grandfather--on Christmas Eve.
Cover image of A grandmother for the orphelines

The house on the gulf

A sixteen-year-old boy arranges a housesitting job for the summer, but he starts acting strangely after his family moves in, and his sister begins to suspect they are not supposed to be there.
Cover image of The house on the gulf

Darius the Great is not okay

Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
Cover image of Darius the Great is not okay

Amelia Bedelia's first apple pie

While visiting her grandparents, literal-minded Amelia Bedelia finally learns, despite some mishaps, how to bake an apple pie.
Cover image of Amelia Bedelia's first apple pie

Super soccer freak show

When Grampa is bitten by a rival soccer team's mascot and turns into a were-yote, members of the Ladies Quilting League offer to destroy him, but Hans Lotion has a solution that could be less deadly.
Cover image of Super soccer freak show

Love, Ruby Lavender

When her quirky grandmother goes to Hawaii for the summer, nine-year-old Ruby learns to survive on her own in Mississippi by writing letters, befriending chickens as well as the new girl in town, and finally coping with her grandfather's death.
Cover image of Love, Ruby Lavender

Grampa's zombie BBQ

When zombies show up at their annual barbecue, Wiley and Grampa try to find a way to stop the hungry creatures from eating the other guests until Gramma comes to the rescue with a surprise weapon.
Cover image of Grampa's zombie BBQ

Chrissa

Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade class are decidedly unfriendly. On the advice of her grandmother, Chrissa tries first to be nice, and then to ignore the mean girls. But they just won't quit, and when the teasing turns into serious bullying, Chrissa must find the courage to stand strong and speak out.
Cover image of Chrissa

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - grandparents