grandparent and child

Sachie is asked to host the Christmas party at her house and attempts to hide all traces of yakuza, a gang headed by her own grandfather.

Kou, the son of a yakuza leader, becomes a rival with Rakuto for Sachie's affections, and Kou's father suggests that Sachie return to Osaka.

Notori and Natsume investigate if a retired exorcist's yokai servants are trying to kill their master to release themselves from their contract.

"Natsume meets a yokai who is trying to let go of his feelings for a human for both their sakes. But Natsume isn't sure that kind of sacrifice is necessary"--Back cover.

"Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things... like turning off the stove, or Lucky's name. But her grandpa takes such good care of them that Lucky doesn't realize how bad things are. That is until he's gone. When her grandma accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, Lucky can't hide what's happening any longer, and she is sent into foster care. She quickly learns that some foster families are okay. Some aren't. And some really, really aren't. Is it possible to find a home again when the only one you've ever known hasbeen taken from you?"--Provided by publisher.

Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape.

Missing the beloved late grandmother who taught her how to wash rice while sharing stories about her childhood in China, a sad little girl participates in a family tradition of turning on the outside lights so that her grandmother's spirit can return home one last time to say goodbye.

While he visits his grandfather in the hospital, Azuma fears he will be alone in the world and meets Yusuki, a girl whose grandmother is in the same hospital; and meanwhile, Sachie meets her estranged grandfather, who is the head of a yakuza gang.

Rakuto, one of the most popular guys at school and a member of a yakuza gang, seems headed for the college of his choice until incidents from his past begin to surface.

After her parent's divorce, Lizzy and her mother move to upstate New York to live with Lizzy's grandparents, and Lizzy tries to adjust not only to a new city, but to the physical and emotional changes she is experiencing.