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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
High meadow	Joan Wolf	Life hasn't been easy for Kate Foley since her sister died seven years ago, leaving behind an infant son. But adopting and raising Ben with her widowed mother has brought joy, and with the family hor…	OL100049W
My aunt and uncle	Mary Auld	Explains, in brief text and illustrations, the meaning of the terms "aunt" and "uncle" and describes their roles in a family and their relationship with their nieces and nephews.	OL114423W
How Tía Lola came to visit stay	Julia Alvarez	Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his mother, his sister, and him after his paren…	OL116085W
I Can't Take You Anywhere!	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	When the klutzy Amy Audrey Perkins is as good as gold at Aunt Linda's wedding her relatives are so surprised that they have an accident.	OL13459W
The Carousel	Rosamunde Pilcher	Celebrate life's journeys with the beloved author whose stories of life and love have touched the world. Return to the sun-drenched settings of "The Shell Seekers "and the rich emotion of "Coming Ho…	OL134611W
Lipstick apology	Jennifer Jabaley	After her parents' sudden death, sixteen-year-old Emily leaves Pennsylvania for her aunt's New York City apartment, private school, and disconcerting new relationships, all the while puzzling over he…	OL13623313W
The witches of Dredmoore Hollow	Riford McKenzie	Strange things begin happening at Elijah's New England home just before his twelfth birthday in 1927, especially after two aunts he had never met whisk him away to Moaning Marsh, where he realizes th…	OL13685460W
Captive at the Sicilian billionaire's command	Penny Jordan	Rocco Leopardi's demand is nonnegotiable: Julie Simmonds must bring his little nephew to Sicily so that the child may take his rightful place as a Leopardi!At first Rocco thought Julie would be a gol…	OL13693160W
Aunt Matilda's almost-boring party	Jane Morris Udovic	Aunt Matilda's nephew nods off at her snooty charity ball, only to miss some very messy fun.	OL13730871W
Toenails, tonsils, and tornadoes	Bonnie Pryor	Martin weathers the fourth grade while suffering through the prolonged visit of a difficult aunt and enduring the trials of a classic "middle child."	OL14854547W
Hey, Good Looking	Fern Michaels	Darby Lane and Russell Gunn had been inseparable friends from their early years in the Horseshoe, their wonderful Baton Rouge neighborhood of Southern comforts and childhood fancies, all the way thro…	OL14858153W
When Aunt Lucy rode a mule & other stories	Barbara Ann Porte	When two sisters go to see their aunt, she tells them stories about her adventures as a young girl visiting her grandparents in the mountains.	OL14910571W
Super snow day seek and find	Michael Garland	When a heavy snowfall causes schools and businesses to close, Tommy follows a series of notes from his Aunt Jeanne as he explores the frozen landscape, makes new friends, and participates in winter s…	OL14912193W
Stolen words	Amy Goldman Koss	In her diary, eleven-year-old Robyn describes her family's visit to Austria, from the disastrous theft of their luggage to adventures in the countryside, while she tries to recover from the death of …	OL14919998W
Our Gracie Aunt	Jacqueline Woodson	When a brother and sister are taken to stay with their mother's sister because their mother neglects them, they wonder if they will see their mother again.	OL14952456W
A horse to love	Nancy Springer	With her aunt's help, a girl learns that owning and caring for her dream horse is both frustrating and rewarding.	OL14957506W
Banished	Sophie Littlefield	Sixteen-year-old Hailey Tarbell, raised by a mean, secretive grandmother, does not know that she comes from a long line of healers until her Aunt Prairie arrives with answers about her past that coul…	OL14981447W
The Order of Odd-Fish	James Kennedy	Jo Larouche has lived her thirteen years in the California desert with her Aunt Lily, a faded Hollywood starlet, ever since she found in Lily’s laundry room with this note pinned to her blankets: Thi…	OL14992586W
Keeping the Moon	Sarah Dessen	Fifteen-year-old Colie is spending the summer with her eccentric Aunt Mira while her mother travels. Formerly chubby and still insecure, Colie has built a shell around herself. But her summer with he…	OL15024559W
The basilisk's lair	R. L. La Fevers	Nate Fludd is back in the camel saddle in pursuit of a missing, deadly basilisk—the King of Serpents. As if saving a Dhughani village from the beast isn’t hard enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must begin t…	OL15025452W