Twelve-year-old Nora has always dreamed of going to Paris with her grandmother, but when her grandmother dies it seems like Paris is gone with her--until Nora finds three airline tickets in a trunk, and sets out to persuade her mother to use them.
Kieron Smith, the younger of two boys, comes of age in a tough Glasgow neighborhood, finding refuge at his grandparent's house, where his uncle and grandfather teach him to fight; when he falls in with a bad crowd, he grows distant from his family.
Dance-loving fox Lucy anticipates a fun-filled visit with grandma in spite of her mother's warning that grandmas do not dance, a declaration that leads to enjoying other games and Lucy's growing wish that grandma and she might still dance together.
Old Frank, an architect from New York, criticizes the designs of his grandson Young Frank, an aspiring architect, but changes his attitude after visiting The Museum of Modern Art.
an Ethiopian boy's journey of love, loss, and adoption
Pettitt, Linda
2010
Yafi, a six-year-old Ethiopian boy, and his adoptive family recount memories from their family history, describing Yafi's early life, the experience of being adopted, and more.
The four Dollanganger children move to their grandparents house with their mother. But things are not as they seem. Their mother then locks them in an abandoned wing of the large house and tells them it's only for a few days.
Lists one hundred reasons why grandchildren love their grandpas, and including black-and-white photographs of many different kinds of grandfathers and grandkids, as well as space for writing a personal tribute.
