aunts

Aunt Edna has created a no-nonsense nanny android to make sure Billy and Alfie don't have any fun. But then Alfie discovers how to override Auntie Anne-Droid's programming and nothing can stop them eating all the Cheeki Choko Cherry Cakes they like, until the real aunt Edna is kidnapped.

Tired of working as a librarian in Alaska, Aunt Lulu takes her sled and her fourteen Huskies and moves to Parsippany, New Jersey.

In 1968, eleven-year-old Julia and her Aunt Constance are forced to sell their family home, Windy Ridge, in New York's Hudson Valley and embark on a cross-country automobile trip in search of Julia's mother, bringing only three travel trunks and some "practical travel things.".

Unwanted and unloved, Pollyanna Whittier comes to her aunt's home without a warm welcome. Pollyanna's irrepressible spirits make punishments seem like treats and her cheerfulness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community.

Emily's resourcefulness and love of writing help her adjust to a new way of life after her father dies, leaving her an orphan, and she is sent to live with a stern aunt on Prince Edward Island.

After her mother dies, Barrie Watson finds herself all but a prisoner on her aunt's South Carolina plantation, guarded by centuries-old ghosts. Barrie learns of the curse put on one of the four families of Watson Island, and the magical gifts given to the three others--but the three gifts have become compulsions. Then she and Eight Beaufort, her love interest, discover the secrets of the Watson heirs, putting their lives in danger.

"'Turning Things Around,' the second volume of Kit's classic stories, tells how Kit uses her talents to tackle the challenges brought by the Great Depression"--Provided by publisher.

Josefina discovers that she has a gift for healing when she tends an orphaned baby goat, finds the courage and creativity to mend her family's broken trust in an americano trader, and seeks to keep her family whole and happy when T?a Dolores plans to leave.

Josefina and her sisters are excited when energetic young Aunt Dolores arrives at the rancho, bringing new ideas, new fashions, and new challenges, but they worry the changes will make them forget Mam?, especially as Christmas approaches.

Amy receives a gift for the Chinese New Year from her aunt and uncle who live far away in China.