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Billy Budd in the Breadbox: The Story of Herman Melville and Eleanor is the story of a very inquisitive girl and her brilliant grandfather. Told in her voice, Eleanor discovers her grandfather's secret, while learning about his adventurous life.

When Fresno is hit with an unexpected outbreak of deadly scarlet fever, Andi Carter is scared. Her town friends are getting sick and school is closed until it passes. Far from the danger, at least Andi has her horse Taffy and plenty of work on the Circle C ranch to distract her. But is she really safe? First one ranch hand, then two, and then her brother Mitch fall ill. Mother is convinced that the only way to protect Andi from this terrible disease is to send her far away to fussy Aunt Rebecca in San Francisco.

Finja liebt ihren Opa heiß und innig. Sie ist sehr traurig, als er ins Altersheim kommt. Doch auch dort kann der ehemalige Chemielehrer es nicht lassen, waghalsige Experimente durchzuführen, was regelmäßig Schwester Renate in Rage versetzt. Als Finjas Opa eine selbstangerührte Salbe auf sein rheumatisches Knie schmiert, verschwindet mit dem Schmerz auch gleich das Knie! Finja und ihr Freund Murmel sind begeistert. Es müsste doch möglich sein, nicht nur ein Knie, sondern auch einen Menschen unsichtbar werden zu lassen.

Join in the fun as a kid and his bubbe prepare for Shabbat.

The second book in this breakout series that's been called "charming and delectably sweet." (Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series) Leonora Logroño has finally been introduced to her family’s bakery bruja magic—but that doesn’t mean everything is all sugar...

HOW CAN YOU LOVE SOMEONE AND RESENT HIM AT THE SAME TIME? Jake Moon used to love the time he spent with his grandfather, Skelly, but that was before Skelly got Alzheimer's disease. All of a sudden, it's as if Skelly is the kid, and Jake has to be the grown-up. Much of Skelly's care becomes...

The acclaimed author of Miss Rumphius recounts the lives of four generations living on a New England coastal island and the importance of family ties. The youngest and quietest of 12 children, Matthias grew closest to Tibbets Island, learning its secrets through the years. And though in later...

Gino fährt mit seinen Eltern zu Opa. Die Fahrt im Zug ist ziemlich langweilig, bis Gino eine seltsame alte Frau entdeckt. Sie strickt eine Mütze, die so grell und gelb ist, dass sie in den Augen blendet. "Die Mütze ist das Glück", behauptet die alte Frau und schenkt sie Gino. Erst glaubt er nicht, dass eine Mütze das Glück sein kann. Aber dann erlebt Gino aufregende Abenteuer mit den anderen Fahrgästen, die alle eins gemeinsam haben: Sie brauchen Glück. Und Gino mit der gelben Mütze ist tatsächlich ein Glücksbringer. Ob das bis zum Ende der Zugfahrt auch so bleibt?

In einer kurvigen Straße, fast am Ufer der Elbe, leben Frau Meyer und Robert. Frau Meyer ist 92 Jahre alt und wohnt in einem riesengroßen, uralten Haus. Bei seiner Freundin darf Robert fast immer klingeln, nur nicht in der Mittagszeit. Denn nach dem Essen ruht sie sich aus. Also muss er warten. Das fällt Robert nicht leicht. Mit Frau Meyer ist es spannend und aufregend. Robert ist es egal, dass seine Freundin nicht so gut hört oder ab und zu drei Brillen braucht. Er besucht sie fast jeden Tag, weil es mit ihr unendlich viel zu erleben und zu erzählen gibt.

Piotr hat einen Wunsch frei. Immerhin hat er Jürgen, dem Astronauten, das Leben gerettet. Doch was wünscht sich ein 7-jähriger Tabotare, der mit Mutter und Großvater auf einem Schiff wohnt? Einem Schiff, das an einem See liegt, dem das Eigentliche fehlt, nämlich Wasser. Kein Wunder, dass Piotr nur eines will - dass das Schiff wieder schwimmen und der Großvater wieder fischen kann. Jürgen ist ratlos. Ein unerfüllbares Verlangen! Doch man soll nie nie sagen, auch im dritten Jahrtausend nicht.

In this story, Lass and her family have a surprise party and everyone is invited. Well almost everyone, for you see there's a problem with the invitations; and some certain, special bugs may not be coming to the party. To find out what happens, you'll have to listen to the story. The wonderfully crafted story is paired with playful examples that help children discover the world around them.

The warmth of the Christmas season is condensed into this single collection that will rekindle your Christmas memories. Who doesn't remember Christmas at Grandma's? The living room aglow with family and friends, the kitchen like a factory of sweet aromas, the relatives everywhere! Donald Davis captures the spirit of Christmas as seen through the eyes of a child in these stories: "Christmas in Sulpher Springs", "The Children's Christmas Party", "The Year My Brother Almost Died", and "The Red Scooters."

Twelve-year-old May is living in a desolate situation with only her grandmother, who is depressed about the absence of May’s mother, and her father, who works long hours and is almost never around. Due to her circumstance and her resentment over having to live in a low-income neighborhood, May often finds herself picking fights and getting into trouble. But when May is caught graffiti-ing her least favorite teacher’s classroom, she is faced with a choice: expulsion or one-on-one summer school with the teacher she most detests.

What begins with a sense that Michael's deceased grandfather might be inhabiting his body soon escalates to "slipping" into to the river of the dead. When Michael slips, he relives moments of his grandfather's life and tries to help him find peace. But each time he ventures into the river it's harder to come out again. Michael will have to depend on an unlikely group of friends to keep him from slipping... permanently. A penetrating twist on the classic ghost story, full of humor and insight about family relationships.

Sheldon convinces Lucy, Sam, April, and Amanda to join him at a weeklong sleepaway summer camp - Camp Paleo: Live Like a Caveman. Like cavemen, they're going to have to make do without air-conditioning or a heated pool. They'll learn archery and dig for fossils. And Grandma's coming, too; she's taking a job as lunch lady for the camp next door.

Piri is a city girl, but every year she goes to visit her grandmother Babi on her farm in the Ukrainian village of Komjaty. There is a lot that Piri finds strange, even scary, in Komjaty, such as the ghost in the form of a rooster who supposedly haunts the cemetery! But Piri loves country life: making corn bread, eating plums right off the tree, venturing out with her grandmother in the early morning to hunt for mushrooms. And during her time with Babi, Piri learns lessons that will stay with her all of her life, about the importance of honest hard work, of caring for the less fortunate, and of having the courage to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. In these nine stories, Aranka Siegal paints a tender portrait of the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, inspired by her own experiences with her grandmother.

Why has their grandmother bothered keeping a menu from a restaurant that closed years ago, a restaurant that never served very good food in the first place? Three cousins listen to Gee's own story, set in the early days of lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, a time when a black child could sit up front in a city bus but still could not get a milk shake at a downtown restaurant.

Join us in this juicy adventure with Sully and Nana, and guess how many different fruits Sully can name. Which endearing fruit does Nana pick just for him? Find out in this laugh-out-loud silly, funny, alliteration-full rhyming game that ends with a heartfelt poem sure to bring a tear to any nana's eyes.

How can Ann find a grandfather who's just right? With so many aunts and uncles, why doesn't Ann Riley have a grandfather? Her friend, Katie Murphy, has a special grandfather who tells stories and remembers all the things he did at home in Ireland. When Katie's little sister tells Ann that everyone has to have a grandfather, Ann decides to find one of her own. She asks all her neighbors around Boltonville to be her grandfather.

Nine-year-old Josie Garcia is a feisty and optimistic girl from Brooklyn who becomes a crusader for preventing disastrous climate change and other environmental threats. After a summer with Grandma in Ecuador and an enlightening class trip to the zoo, where she encounters Frozey the Polar Bear, Josie decides that it is time to take action to slow global warming. Her first idea for going green is to organize others to drive less by forming the Fourth Grade Bike Brigade.