grandmothers

While spending a summer at the family lake house, eighteen-year-old Sawyer finally learns the full truth about her complicated family.

"[Kao Kalia Yang presents a] memoir of her family's harrowing escape from war in Laos ... a troubling portrait of the consequences of U.S. interventions in Southeast Asia; and a firsthand account of the little-seen exodus of the Hmong people, first to refugee camps in Thailand and then, for many, to new homes in Minnesota"--Back cover.

While spending a summer at the family lake house, eighteen-year-old Sawyer finally learns the full truth about her complicated family.

"Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew"--Provided by publisher.

"Clementine and Little Red Riding Hood bake a batch of muffins to bring to Little Red Riding Hood's Granny, but when they arrive, they discover something is different about Granny, and Clem smells something funky"--Provided by publisher.

Troubled because her brother has told her that the future of Earth is bleak, a little girl goes to her grandmother who assures her that there are many possible futures and encourages her to use her imagination to explore some of the alternatives.

Sitti, Sami s Lebanese grandmother, has been ill for a while, slipping from reality and speaking in a language only Sami can understand. Desperate to help, Sami casts a spell from her grandmother s mysertious charm book and falls through an ancient mirror into Silverworld. In Silverworld, light and dark creatures called Flickers and Shadows strive to live in harmony. Lately Flickers have started going missing, and powerful Shadow soldiers are taking over the land. Everyone suspects that Shadow Queen Nixie is responsible for the chaos and could be holding Sami s grandmother in her grasp too?.

Illustrations and lyrical text introduce Dinky Donkey's grandmother, who has a problem--her false teeth keep falling out of her mouth.

Claudia's participation in the Baby-sitters Club is curtailed when Grandmother Mimi suffers a stroke and Claudia finds herself "Mimi-sitting" and fighting more frequently with her sister.

When Grandma Shark breaks her magic wand, it creates some hilarious and crazy magic for Baby Shark and his friends. Baby Shark and the Magic Wand is a My First I Can Read, perfect for shared reading with a child.