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A little boy provides instructions for properly babysitting one's grandfather, such as offering him tasty treats and entertaining him with special games.

From the creators of the New York Times bestsellers How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a fun and exciting way to share the joy of reading with grandparents. Now that you know how to babysit your grandma and grandpa, it's time to teach them how to read with you! In this hilarious new addition to Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish's bestselling How to... series, the kids are in charge! Kids can show their grandparents how to choose...

Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans looking for a place to live. Could a boxcar in the woods be their new home?

At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.

"A little boy builds a ship to honor his late grandfather and sets sail for the magical place where ocean meets sky from his grandfather's stories"-- Provided by publisher.

When his dying grandfather gives him clues to a buried fortune in gold, Perley Gates goes up against ruthless lowlifes, kill-crazy prairie rats, gunfighters, outlaws, and Indians in order to claim the treasure.

Thirteen-year-old Alex Weakerman gets more than he bargains for when his grandfather passes away and names Alex the new manager of his hometown's scrappy independent-league baseball team.

On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.