grandmothers

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grandmothers

At grandmother's house

1977
Johnnie looks forward to weekends when he visits his grandmother, who lives outside the city of Singapore in a little house in an orchard, with only her animals for company. Based on the author/artist's childhood memories.

Mailing May

1997
In 1914, because her family cannot afford a train ticket to her grandmother's town, May gets mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother.

A handful of seeds

1996
Forced into the barrio by her grandmother's death, Concepcion takes with her a legacy of chili, corn, and bean seeds and finds that they hold the key to her survival.

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.

The unusual suspects

2005
Although filled with anger over her parents' disappearance, eleven-year-old Sabrina Grimm--along with her grandmother, sister, and several fairy-tale characters--tries to discover who has killed her teacher.

Once upon a crime

2007
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.

The fairy-tale detectives

2005
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.

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.

There was an old lady who swallowed Fly Guy

2007
After accidentally swallowing her grandson's pet fly, Grandma tries to retrieve it by consuming progressively larger animals.

The witches

1983
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.

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