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Read-Alikes for
The War With Grandpa
by Robert Kimmel Smith

Scene Stealers, our book discussion group for students in grades 4 & 5, read and discussed The War With Grandpa. If you enjoyed this book, you may also like reading other books by this author:


Bobby Baseball by Robert Kimmel Smith J SMI
Bobby Ellis lives for baseball and is convinced that he is a great player. The only problem is that he needs a chance to prove his skill, especially to his father.
 
Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith J SMI
Henry Green loved chocolate. He didn't care what kind it was, bitter, sweet, dark, light, milk, etc. He had to have it daily and his parents let him have as much as he wanted. One day, Henry woke up and began to break out with little brown spots all over. He had the first ever recorded case of chocolate fever.
 
The Squeaky Wheel by Robert Kimmel Smith J SMI
After his parent's divorce, Mark moves to a new neighborhood where he has trouble making friends and coping with his father's absence.
 

MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: Stories About Grandfathers.  

After the Fortune Cookies by Ann Blakeslee J BLA
The summer of Allison's 12th birthday brings many disturbing changes, as she tries to protect her beloved grandfather from the schemes of other family members.
 
Utterly Yours, Booker Jones by Betsy Duffey JH DUF
Aspiring author Booker Jones is evicted from his bedroom when his grandfather moves in, creating problems both at home and at school.
 
No Strings Attached by Kristi Holl J HOL
June finds that sharing a house with her mother and her foster grandfather requires a number of difficult adjustments.
 
Alexandra by Scott O'Dell JH ODE
While helping her crippled grandfather by diving for sponges from the family boat after her father's death, Alexandra discovers that someone is using their sponges for illegal activities.
 
Wish You Were Here by Hilma Wolitzer JH WOL
When his widowed mother meets a man she wants to marry, thirteen-year-old Bernie decides that he will go and live with his grandfather in Florida rather than live in the same house with his new stepfather.


This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library, September 1999.
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