aunts

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aunts

My Great-Aunt Arizona

1993
An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of school children.

Aunt Elaine does the dance from Spain

1992
Katy attends a dance show with her Aunt Elaine, who becomes a different person when she dons her Spanish costume and takes the stage.

Me and my aunts

1986
A little girl loves all her talented aunts, though her favorite is one who doesn't bake or sew or travel, but instead remembers how it feels to be a child.

Me and the pumpkin queen

2009
Although Aunt Arlene tries to interest her in clothing and growing up, ten-year-old Mildred is entirely focused on growing a pumpkin big enough to win the annual Circleville, Ohio, contest, as her mother dreamed of doing before she died.

One night

2003
Nineteen-year-old Kelly, ex-addict niece of a nationally-renowned Minnesota talk show host, has an unexpected adventure with the visiting prince of a war-torn Eastern European country.

Mystery of the blue-gowned ghost

1994
While spending the summer in Williamsburg, young photographer Kelly Brennan becomes intrigued by mysterious events at her Aunt Alma's spooky old house.

Birthday blues

2009
Third graders Nikki and Deja try to come up with a fun way to celebrate Deja's birthday while she is staying at her boring neighbor's house, but their nemesis Antonia may devise a way to ruin Deja's perfect party.

Bridesmaid blitz

Ask Amy Green Book 3
2012
Thirteen-year-old Amy Green and her seventeen-year-old aunt, Clover, take a vacation out of busy Dublin to go to Paris looking at bridesmaid dresses--but Amy is really excited to go see her boyfriend, who will be in Paris on a class vacation at the same time.

Perfect girl

2007
After realizing she has a crush on Perry, the boy next door, ninth-grader Ruthie Bayer calls her aunt, who is a New York romance columnist, for advice on how to change her image to get his attention away from the new girl and on her.

My dog can fly!

1993
Buster doesn't want to spend time at his Aunt Tilly's farm. He hates being away from his friends and most of all he hates pudding, which his dog Chopper likes--in fact, it makes him fly.

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