Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The lost flower children The lost flower children Janet Taylor Lisle After their mother's death, Olivia and Nellie go to live with their great aunt, where they slowly bring her overgrown and weedy old garden back to life, enabling them to adjust to a new life as well. OL15038W
Button Hill Button Hill Michael Bradford Dekker must rescue his younger sister when she goes missing in the mysterious Nightside world of Button Hill. OL17883607W
Aunt Morbelia and the screaming skulls Aunt Morbelia and the screaming skulls Joan Davenport Carris The peaceful life of a boy with dyslexia is interrupted when his great-aunt, who has a morbid fascination with ghosts and death omens, moves in. OL1814265W
Leaving Emma Leaving Emma Nancy Steele Brokaw Fifth-grader Emma faces many unpleasant changes as her best friend prepares to move away, her father goes to Turkey for five months, and her mother starts college, but with the help of her great-aunt… OL1896322W
Giada De Laurentiis's Recipe for adventure Giada De Laurentiis's Recipe for adventure Giada De Laurentiis Alfie and Emilia are transported by their great-aunt's latest magical secret ingredient to Philadelphia, where they discover the best foods and sights of Philly. OL19764486W
Great Aunt Martha Great Aunt Martha Rebecca C. Jones A young girl cannot watch television, dance, or play with the dog because her parents think that a visiting great-aunt needs her rest. OL2459669W
No more nice No more nice Amy MacDonald Eleven-year-old Simon has been raised to be extremely well-behaved, but when he goes to visit his unconventional great-aunt he discovers that not everyone has the same ideas about good manners. OL2933846W
The lemon drop jar The lemon drop jar Christine Barker Widman A little girl makes a winter visit to her great-aunt, who brings out her lemon drop jar to brighten the gray day, stimulating family memories. OL4081426W
A gracious plenty A gracious plenty Kate Salley Palmer Although she never married, Great-aunt May had a full life with children, friends, children, travel, and children--a life of gracious plenty. OL4616637W
Meridian Meridian Amber Kizer Half-human, half-angel, Meridian Sozu has a dark responsibility.Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would bu… OL8053435W