So long, Grandpa
Elfie Donnelly
A ten-year-old Viennese boy describes his close relationship with his seventy-nine-year-old grandfather and how he copes with the old man's illness and death.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Sailing home
by told by Gloria Rand (2001)
About this book
Captain Madsen's four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the bark John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSailing home Lead Character
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