Newspaper hats
Phil Cummings
A little girl, Georgie, visits her grandfather in the nursing home where he is suffering from memory loss, and manages to reconnect with him when they make newspaper hats for everyone.
Read Time: ~1.6 hr
Sometimes you can go home
by [Karen] Laurence & [Michele] Jakubowski (2011)
About this book
"Can you imagine finding out you have an aunt you never knew existed? Then you learn that she is the world-renowned rock star, Valentine! As we meet the Days, a family of five living in suburban Chicago, the three Day children's excitement over news of a famous aunt is quickly dashed by the fact that their father is estranged from his sister over a mysterious falling out he is unwilling to discuss. Sometimes you can go home follows Isabella, Jessica, and Ian Day and their new-found cousin Violet as they try to uncover their parents' past history and work to reunited them as a family"--Page 4 of cover.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreSometimes you can go home Lead Character
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