grandfathers

Disgraced presidential pollster Jonah Eastman, having been "persuaded" to help mob boss Mario Vanni improve his image, enlists the help of aging gangsters, young hackers, a street-fighting rabbi, and other unsavory characters in his attempt to manipulate the media.

Aside from having the same name, Tommy and his grandfather Tom share a sense of humor.

An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the Swiss Alps and is homesick when she goes to the city to be a companion to an invalid.

As her family gathers for the wedding of her sister Anna, fourth-grader Cassie Whiting sees the many changes brought about by everyday life and finds comfort in the love of those around her, especially her grandfather.

Eleven-year-old Skye, who has spent most of her life on the road with her mother, finally discovers what it is like to have a real home and family when her mother marries and leaves Skye with her grandfather.

Ten-year-old Maria Cristina goes to visit her grandfather so that he can teach her to weave, as her family in northern New Mexico has done for seven generations.

Jason's brother, sister, and parents all play baseball or soccer or tennis, but until his grandfather buys him a drum, Jason doesn't want to play anything.

When her grandfather registers to vote while living in segregated Mississippi, an African American girl begins to understand why he insists that she attend school.

Anna's grandfather is bored with city life until he and Anna are stranded on the Third Avenue El during the blizzard of 1888.