grandfathers

Jimmy Roberts and his robot, Maverick, are ready for the next stage of the robot races which will go through the Amazon rain forest, but his enemy Horace Pelly is equally determined to win--and he does not care how he does it.

Tells the story of Gustaf Hakansson, the sixty-six-year-old man who in 1951 surprised the judges and the crowds by riding more than a thousand miles in the Tour of Sweden bicycle race. Includes a CD containing a reading of the story and a Swedish waltz.

An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.

For the third leg of the robot races the contestants must choose between three possible Arctic routes, all of which are dangerous--especially when some of the racers are not playing by the rules.

Four years after the sudden death of his wife, novelist Mike Noonan is still unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares about a summerhouse called Sara Laughs. Upon his return to the town with the summerhouse, he finds the town's inhabitants in the grip of a vindictive man. As Mike is drawn into the town's struggles, he is also drawn into the mystery of the summerhouse, and its escalating terrors.

Billy learns about gardening from his grandfather. Includes gardening tips.

With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.

In the Prospero Keys, or Ghost Keys, Rain Cacique inherits a strange armband that gives her the ability to see ghosts, including that of her grandfather who is determined to show her how special she is by revealing the Ghost Keys' hidden world.

Grandfather William Shortpaws sends Geronimo Stilton to Sedona, Arizona to get a new hat from Shortpaws' old friend, the Red Bandit. While there, Geronimo gets involved in an exciting adventure at Cathedral Rock and the Grand Canyon.

With the help of his grandfather, Jim researches his favorite lighthouse for a school project and in the process learns about the father he lost to the Gulf War. Includes brief histories of the lighthouses of South Carolina.