When Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven, they discover that Grandpa Sorenson has asked three specialists to protect the property from the Society of the Evening Star, a group determined to steal an artifact of great power from the preserve.

When zombies show up at their annual barbecue, Wiley and Grampa try to find a way to stop the hungry creatures from eating the other guests until Gramma comes to the rescue with a surprise weapon.

Myles and his family go to his grandparents' apple ranch, where they have a wonderful time picking and selling apples together.

"When Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor, she has more grandmas than anyone she knows--five! Karen thinks that is very special. But Karen's new grandmother is so different! Grandma B makes Karen listen to old music, and she teaches Karen funny dances, like the foxtrot. Are five grandmothers too many for Karen?"--

When Barney gets chicken pox, Grandpa tells him a funny story to keep his mind off his itching.

Spot the dog goes to spend the day with his grandparents.

When a giant meteor hits Gingham County, Wiley and Grampa must battle evil alien hairdressers and brainwashed grannies.

Grandma, Grandpa, and the grandkids enjoy April Fools' Day on the farm. It's a spring morning on the farm. Grandma is happy the grandkids are visiting--they've picked just the right day!--and Grandpa is fixing breakfast. Suddenly his grandson reports that the cows have got loose! He thinks Big Brown Bessie just stepped on a goose! "Good gracious," Grandpa says as he pours himself a glass of milk. When his granddaughter shouts the chickens are out,...

"En Guayacanal -el nombre de la finca de su familia, en torno a la cual ocurría la vida-, William Ospina cuenta la historia de sus bisabuelos, de sus abuelos y de Padua y sus contornos, el lugar en el que nació y donde pasó una infancia feliz y embrujadora que, comprueba él, nunca lo ha abandonado. Con una prosa envolvente y cercana, sencilla y poética al mismo tiempo, conduce al lector, con la arbitrariedad con la que ocurren la vida y la memoria,...

A holiday tale relates the story of a thirteen-year-old boy whose final gift from his mother, a sweater, is scorned in favor of more expensive gifts before a tragic car accident ends the mother's life.