A boy's grandfather tells him about the famous Rose Bowl game in 1929 when the University of California Golden Bears lost after one of their players ran the wrong way down the football field.
Junie L?pez tells, in English and Spanish, of the long friendship between his Mexican American grandfather, Grandpa Lolo, and Manuelito Yazzie, a Navajo, that began with the sale of a horse. Includes glossary.
Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged.
Ten-year-old Zelly Fried considers going along with her grandfather's crazy plan to convince her parents to buy her a dog which involves a "practice dog" named OJ.
Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.
While exploring the facets of romance with her Napali tutor, the Indian-Nepali insurgency reaches a frenzy, forcing Sai to revist her past and reconnect with her eccentric grandfather.
Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged.