great-aunts

In love with a fancy poodle, Bill the smelly dog is spurned by Peachy Snugglekins and her owner, Great Aunt Bleach, until Bill rescues Peach from a swamp.

When his unusual Great-aunt Mab comes to visit sixth grader Kyle at Christmastime, her stay brings nightmares, vicious attacks from her cat, a nasty and scary Santa with claws, and rat elves.

With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.

Strange things happen when twelve-year-old Sarah is alone in the house with Great-Aunt Margaret, who appears to be the victim of a ghost seeking revenge for a death in the past.

While visiting their Great-great-aunt Flossie, two sisters get a chance to see what family treasures are stored in a locked room there.

After Grandma explains that she named Josephina after her talented, daring older sister, Josephina starts to appreciate her unusual name.

Taking a walk with Great Aunt Ida and her Great Dane Doc seems slow and boring to a small girl, until an emergency arises in which Aunt Ida shows her true spirit.

"Twelve-year-old Emma-Rose Paley has always felt very different from her bubbly, outgoing parents. Unlike them, Emma-Rose has pale skin and jet-black hair, she prefers gray weather to sunshine, and she hates the taste of garlic. When Emma-Rose's great-aunt Margo comes to visit from Romania, Emma-rose uncovers a dark family secret and has a sudden revelation. Could Emma-Rose be a real, live vampire?" (publisher).

During the summer of 1932 when Lily is twelve years old, she is granted her two greatest wishes, to be far from the sister who torments her and to have a horse of her own, but she does not expect either the tragic events that bring this about or their consequences.

Goblins, trolls, and the house boggart all try to get them, so the Grace children turn to Great Aunt Lucinda for help.