grandmothers

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grandmothers

When lightning comes in a jar

2002
A young girl describes the family reunion at her grandmother's house, from the food and baseball and photos to the flickering fireflies on the lawn.

Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon

2001
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.

Child of the owl

1977
A twelve-year-old girl who knows little about her Chinese heritage is sent to live with her grandmother in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Old Granny and the bean thief

2003
After a thief steals Old Granny's beans while she is asleep at night, she gets some surprising help with catching him.

Abuela

1991
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.

Grandmother and the runaway shadow

1996
Relates how Grandmother, accompanied by a mischievous shadow, emigrated from Russia to the United States.

The new girl

2008
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.

Magic and other misdemeanors

2008
Fairy-tale detectives Sabrina and Daphne Grimm try to find out who is stealing the magical possessions of the most powerful Everafters in town.

The fairy-tale detectives

2007
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.

Once upon a crime

2008
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm return to New York City to investigate the death of an important Everafter, and discover a secret that might lead them to the Scarlet Hand.

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