grandparents

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A couple of boys have the best week ever

2008
Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation.

Little Bear's visit

1989
Little Bear spends a day with Grandmother and Grandfather Bear.

Going to Grandma's

1992
A child eagerly anticipates a visit to the home of grandparents who live on a farm.

Christmas in the country

2002
A girl reflects on Christmas at her grandparents home in the country, with its fresh-cut tree, handmade ornaments, gifts from Santa, and special church services.

Walk two moons

1996
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

Fancy Nancy

bonjour, butterfly
2008
Nancy is furious when she cannot go to her friend Bree's butterfly-themed birthday party, but her family's outing might just be extraordinary enough to make her feel better.

Journey

1991
Left by their mother with their grandparents, two children feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.

A Christmas surprise for Chabelita

1993
While living with her grandparents when her mother goes to work in the city, a young Panamanian girl memorizes her mother's favorite poem, "Caperucita Roja," for her school's Christmas pageant.

Ginger Brown

too many houses
1996
When her parents get a divorce, seven-year-old Ginger lives for a while with each set of grandparents and begins to understand her mixed background and her new family situation.

Hello, Star

1987
Spending the summer in the country with her grandparents, five-year-old Star has a chance to make friends with raccoons, swans, and other animals both domestic and wild.

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