The good life -- Almost always almost true -- Memories, please -- Plans change -- Brainstorming time -- Stripes, polka dots, flowers, and plaid -- The great candy caper -- Cartoons, cards, and candy day -- Express brainstorming -- One good day -- A talent show extraordinaire -- Basketball, limericks, and bursting bubbles -- The chocolate fiasco -- Running out of time -- Knock, knock -- The great getaway plan -- The escapade extraordinaire -- A whole heap of good -- A week to remember

"Rica Baptista is living the good life. Grampy, the best Grampy of all Grampies, is coming to visit, and Adventure Week, the best week of all weeks, is finally here. Rica doesn't yet know if they will bounce on trampolines, go horseback riding, or even tour Fenway Park and watch the Red Sox play, but she knows they will have the best time ever. When Grampy hobbles into the house on crutches, however, Rica worries that this year's Adventure Week will be adventure-less. So she pulls out all the stops with the help of her best friend, Laini (who surely has eaten enough cachupa to be at least part Cape Verdean like Rica), from organizing a family talent show to secretly planning a whole day of playing cards and eating candy. Will it be enough to keep this year's Adventure Week from being a total flop? A sweet story of making memories during an unexpected stay-venture, sprinkled with funny and cute family moments."--

6-9 years

Grades 1-4

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