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Arrangement of stories in the indexThis index, which includes all published Grannie Annie stories, will help you find stories on specific topics. Stories from the most recent volume are listed first. Stories within a volume are listed in the order in which they appear in the book and/or on the Grannie Annie website. Those Volume 7-year stories that are published only on the website (7w) are listed after the stories that are published in the books. Countries are listed in the index as subheadings under the continent they are part of or near.

Finding the stories on the Grannie Annie websiteEach story published by The Grannie Annie appears on the Grannie Annie website. You can access the story pages for each volume using the links at the bottom of each page of this index. From each story page, you can locate the story you want by using your computer’s “Find” method, generally Control + F or Command + F. Most published stories also appear in a Grannie Annie paperback book, and in some cases in an electronic edition as well.

Guide to the numbers in the story listingsStories in all volumes: Volume number and paperback book page number of each story immediately follow its title. Example: “5:79” indicates that this Volume 5 story begins on page 79 in the paperback book.

Stories in Volume 6: Page numbers are also included for the electronic edition (e) of Volume 6, and in addition, their location on the Grannie Annie website is indicated. Example: “6:81; 6e:121; 6w:d2” indicates that this Volume 6 story begins on page 81 in the paperback book and on page 121 in the electronic book; on the website (w), this story appears in the “d” section of Volume 6 stories, and is the second story in that section.

Stories in Volumes 7, 8, and 9: Page numbers for stories in Vols. 7, 8, and 9 are the same in the paperback book and the electronic book. Each story’s location on the Grannie Annie website is also given. Example: “7:69; 7w:c4” indicates first that this Volume 7 story begins on page 69 in the paperback and electronic books. Second, on the website (w), this story appears in the “c” section of Volume 7 stories, and is the fourth story in that section.

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Africa (continued) Nigeria The Battle 2:36 South Africa Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 Apartheid 8:68; 8w:c8 Tanzania My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8 Zimbabwe Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10airplanes Times of the Holocaust 9:26; 9w:a5 The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 The Pilot 8:29; 8w:a6 Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9 The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10 From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6 A Close Call 6e:72; 6w:b11 “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33 My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36 The Eruption 5:77 Dreams of Flying 5:83 Battle in the Pacific 4:36 The Terrible Disaster 3:41 Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73 A Walk into the Past 2:31 Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62 She Was the First 1:33 Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69animals bears Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77; 8w:d3 My Mother, the Bear 7:61; 7w:b12 Bear Invasion 7:76; 7w:c8 The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88; 6w:c3 A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56 birds (see also chickens) The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19; 9w:a2 Seagull, Sir 9:38; 9w:a10 Happily Ever Rafter 9:62; 9w:c2 The Fire Bird 9:81; 9w:d3 (sparrow) The Annoying Parrot 6e:95; 6w:c6 Marianca, “My Sweet” 4:27 (goose)












animals, birds (continued) Pigeon Racing 3:19 The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55 cats In Anticipation 5:43 Kitty 2:55 cattle Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 The Great Bull Ride 6:17; 6e:21; 6w:a1 Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 Nose Rings 1:43 chickens Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44; 9w:b2 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 The Case of the Haunted Chicken 5:90 Big Red 3:49 (rooster) dogs Lost and Found 9:93; 9w:d9 Super Dog 6:72; 6e:106b; 6w:c11 What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90; 6e:132; 6w:d7 Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27 The Best Dog in Town 1:66 fish Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 Fishing 6e:100; 6w:c8 hogs Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 Hank and the Hog 1:57 horses Hardly Horses 7:28; 7w:a6 Washed Away 7w:a7 Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65; 6w:b8 Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22 Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 The Tale of Two Horses 4:67 Ferdyl 2:15 Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 My Grandfather 1:18 Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 other animals Turtle Trouble 8:72; 8w:d1












animals, other animals (continued) Billy the Goat 7:43; 7w:b1 Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 (rabbit) Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 (catfish; mule) Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10 Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 (sheep) The Termite Storm 6:70; 6e:104; 6w:c10 The Grape Story 5:92 (bees) Mysterious Booms 3:26 (hammerhead sharks) The Wonderful Pet Coon 2:25 Coyote 2:27 Asia Bangladesh The Freedom Fighters 4:40 China Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 Into the Mountains 9:67; 9w:c4 Tangshan Terror 9:73; 9w:c7 The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 Living with the Enemies 8:51; 8w:b9 Way Too Close 8:66; 8w:c7 A Miscommunication 8:83; 8w:d6 The One-Ticket Escape 8:90; 8w:d9 The First Snow 7:39; 7w:a14 Bear Invasion 7:76; 7w:c8 Snow Sledding 7:92; 7w:d5 Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100; 6e:144; 6w:d12 A Lucky Day 6e:151; 6w:d15 Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 Right-Side Up 3:68 Holding Hands 2:17 The River 1:25 Nose Rings 1:43 Moonlighting 1:53 India Arranged Marriage 9:21; 9w:a3 Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 The Compound Wall 9:65; 9w:c3 Twisted Path 7:63; 7w:c1 Overnight Journey 7:67; 7w:c3 A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 Secret Escape 5:30












Asia (continued) Iran The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 Iraq How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 Israel The Independence War of Israel 6:58; 6e:82; 6w:b15 A Place to Call Home 5:53 How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 Japan Battle in the Pacific 4:36 Mighty Mo 4:38 Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 Big Mistake 3:59 Pakistan The Disk in the Sky 9:53; 9w:b6 My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 The Freedom Fighters 4:40 Palestine Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 Philippines The Eruption 5:77 Saudi Arabia My Father, My Hero 5:79 “Mayday!” 5:81 South Korea The Forgiving Man 3:44 Taiwan A Different Land 2:67 Turkey Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 Vietnam Danger in Vietnam 3:54 A Little Adult 2:45Australia Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 New Zealand Wheeling Through the Years 5:94 Papua New Guinea The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8automobiles Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78; 9w:d2 Toyota Tercel Trouble 8:93; 8w:d10 Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55; 7w:b8 The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10












automobiles (continued) Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 Sweet Home Alabama 6:64; 6e:92; 6w:c5 Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75; 6e:112; 6w:c13 Life-Changing Journey 6:88; 6e:130b; 6w:d6 Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98; 6e:142; 6w:d11 Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 Racing Ron 5:20 Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22 The Hitchhiker 5:88 The Grape Story 5:92 The Tragedy 4:44 Grandma Lovey Learns to Drive 4:70 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46bicycles Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42; 8w:b5 Turtle Trouble 8:72; 8w:d1 Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55; 7w:b8 Related to a Spy 5:49 Wheeling Through the Years 5:94 Growing Up German 2:39biography From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6 My Papa Gene 5:62 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Dreams of Flying 5:83 Over from Ireland 2:29 Growing Up German 2:39 Big Bob 2:60 Charm Quarks Are All Around Us 2:69 My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74 My Grandfather 1:18 She Was the First 1:33 Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64 Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71birth What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90; 6e:132; 6w:d7 Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61buggies, horse-drawn My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 Washed Away 7w:a7 The Tragedy 4:44












bullying Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51; 9w:b5 Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 Gang Shoes? 9:91; 9w:d8 Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71career, choosing From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 My Life My Way 7w:b10 From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6 Knock ’em Out 6e:59; 6w:b5 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 The Magic of Writing 6e:136; 6w:d9 Dreams of Flying 5:81 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58Central America (see specific country under North America)children with adult responsibilities The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19; 9w:a2 Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 Chief Blue Jacket 6:19; 6e:23; 6w:a2 Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 The Independence War of Israel 6:58; 6e:82; 6w:b15 Life-Changing Journey 6:88; 6e:130; 6w:d6 What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90; 6e:132; 6w:d7 The Long Road to Success 4:46 Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52 My Pa-paw 4:63 Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 A Standing Ovation 3:63 Right-Side Up 3:68 Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 Holding Hands 2:17 Growing Up German 2:39 A Little Adult 2:45












children, with adult responsibilities (continued) Miracles Do Happen 2:58 A Different Land 2:67 Moonlighting 1:53 in major roles (see also children, with adult responsibilities; children, at play) Arranged Marriage 9:21; 9w:a3 Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 Oh, Say Can You See 9:31; 9w: a7 Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49; 9w:b4 Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 Happily Ever Rafter 9:62; 9w:c2 Into the Mountains 9:67; 9w:c4 A Purple Mess 9:69; 9w:c5 Tangshan Terror 9:73; 9w:c7 The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 The Fire Bird 9:81; 9w:d3 Tennis Switcheroo 9:83; 9w:d4 A Geyser for Mother 9:85; 9w:d5 From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 Gang Shoes? 9:91; 9w:d8 Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 The Pilot 8:29; 8w:a6 The Storm That Erased a World 8:31; 8w:a7 Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 The Great School Escape 8:37; 8w:b3 Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42; 8w:b5 Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 Living with the Enemies 8:51; 8w:b9 The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56; 8w:c2 Blizzard Sunday 8:58; 8w:c3 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 Spudnut Saturday 8:62; 8w:c5 The Police Circus 8:64; 8w:c6 Way Too Close 8:66; 8w:c7 The Wolbach Whale 8:70; 8w:c9 Turtle Trouble 8:72; 8w:d1 My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77; 8w:d3 The Kmart Disaster 8:79; 8w:d4 Stuck to the Ground 8:81; 8w:d5 A Miscommunication 8:83; 8w:d6












children, in major roles (continued) The Game-Winning Shot 8:85; 8w:d7 Hands Across America 8:88; 8w:d8 The Whistling Doctor 7:26; 7w:a5 Two Pockets Too Many 7:33; 7w:a11 The Escape 7:47; 7w:b4 The Attic Attack 7:52; 7w:b7 Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55; 7w:b8 My Mother, the Bear 7:61; 7w:b12 Overnight Journey 7:67; 7w:c3 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9 Funny Money 7:81; 7w:c10 A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84; 7w:c11 My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86; 7w:d1 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 Snow Sledding 7:92; 7w:d5 Touched by a Saint 7:94; 7w:d6 The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10 One More Survivor 7w:b3 The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5 My Life My Way 7w:b10 Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 The Tornado 6e:42; 6w:a10 Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 Flag of Freedom 6:45; 6e:57; 6w:b4 The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65; 6w:b8 A Close Call 6e:72; 6w:b11 Oranges on the Beach 6e:74; 6w:b12 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 The Santa Hunt 6:60; 6e:84; 6w:c1 The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88; 6w:c3 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 The Annoying Parrot 6e:95; 6w:c6 The Key Lime Pie 6e:102; 6w:c9 Super Dog 6:72; 6e:106; 6w:c11 Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 Innocent Punishment 6:81; 6e:121; 6w:d2 Temporary Home 6:83; 6e:123; 6w:d3 A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5












children, in major roles (continued) Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98; 6e:142; 6w:d11 Please Wake Me Up 5:18 Racing Ron 5:20 Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 A Pig Tail Tale 5:28 Secret Escape 5:30 A Real Life Lesson 5:38 Lillian’s Cake 5:41 In Anticipation 5:43 Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47 A Place to Call Home 5:53 How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 My Papa Gene 5:62 Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 The Golden Cross 4:23 Marianca, “My Sweet” 4:27 Burn, Stacks, Burn 4:31 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 Meat! 3:32 Sweet Without Sugar 3:34 The Terrible Disaster 3:41 The Generous Farmers 3:46 Big Mistake 3:59 The Family Piano 3:66 Ferdyl 2:15 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 The Best Rejection Ever 2:21 A Walk into the Past 2:31 Arthur’s Death 2:34 The Battle 2:36 Making the Grade 2:47 Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53 My Grandfather 1:18 The River 1:25 Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27 Escaping from Germany 1:30 Root Beer Rascals 1:37 Nose Rings 1:43












children, in major roles (continued) The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 The Best Dog in Town 1:66 Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69 at play Stuck in a Silo 9:42; 9w:b1 Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44; 9w:b2 The Disk in the Sky 9:53; 9w:b6 The Compound Wall 9:65; 9w:c3 Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17; 8w:a1 Hardly Horses 7:28; 7w:a6 Finding Grandpa 7:37; 7w:a13 The First Snow 7:39; 7w:a14 Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57; 7w:b9 The Neighborhood Olympics 7:59; 7w:b11 Uncle Tom’s Rocket 7:65; 7w:c2 The Abandoned House 6:32; 6e:44; 6w:a11 Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49; 6e:67; 6w:b9 The Swimming Hole 6:62; 6e:86; 6w:c2 Sweet Home Alabama 6:64; 6e:92; 6w:c5 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Fishing 6e:100; 6w:c8 Bronto on the Beach 6e:109; 6w:c12 Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75; 6e:112; 6w:c13 Hide Away 6:78; 6e:118; 6w:d1 Karma 6:92; 6e:134; 6w:d8 Omul în Zbor (Romanian) 6:94; 6e:138 The Flying Man (English translation) 6:96; 6e:140b; 6w:d10 Speeding 5:85 Wheeling Through the Years 5:94 Cane Maze Adventure 4:29 The Tale of Two Horses 4:67 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 Pigeon Racing 3:19 Crates Then Coal 3:56 A Little Adult 2:45 The River 1:25circus The Police Circus 8:64; 8w:c6Civil War, U.S. Treasures from the Past 3:15 Over from Ireland 2:29 Aunt Gail’s Haunted House 1:62












Constitution, U.S. amendments to The Bootlegger 8:24; 8w:a4cost of living The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 (China, U.S.) The Bootlegger 8:24; 8w:a4 (U.S.) Spudnut Saturday 8:62; 8w:c5 (U.S.)cotton, picking Please Wake Me Up 5:18 My Papa Gene 5:62crime (see also law enforcement) The Bootlegger 8:24; 8w:a4 Cooking for Jesse James 7:19; 7w:a2 Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 Life-Changing Journey 6:88; 6e:130; 6w:d6 Bis-Nonnu Gaetano and the Great Escape 5:15death The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17; 9w:a1 The Fire Bird 9:81; 9w:d3 Please Wake Me Up 5:18 During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Down by the Railroad 4:42 The Terrible Disaster 3:41 Arthur’s Death 2:34 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46deportation (non-citizens being sent from country) America, Here I Come? 8:26; 8w:a5Depression, Great, U.S. Saving Tampa 9:23; 9w:a4 Two Pockets Too Many 7:33; 7w:a11 Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40; 6w:a9 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 The Generous Farmers 3:46 Coyote 2:27 My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74 Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27dreams goals (see also immigration) Oh, Say Can You See 9:31; 9w: a7 Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7












dreams, goals (continued) Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 The Big Win! 9:60; 9w:c1 The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 The Pilot 8:29; 8w:a6 The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 My Life My Way 7w:b10 My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Sfintul Andrei (Romanian) 5:70 Saint Andrew (English translation) 5:71 Dreams of Flying 5:83 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 The Baby and the Braves 4:54 A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58 Big Bob 2:60 during sleep Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4earthquakes Tangshan Terror 9:73; 9w:c7Ellis Island Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 emigration (see immigration)environmentalism Toyota Tercel Trouble 8:93; 8w:d10Europe Belgium The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 Courage’s Call 3:28 Bosnia and Herzegovina My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 Czechoslovakia A Mystical Blessing 7:31; 7w:a8 Denmark Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 England (see United Kingdom) France (see also immigration) Flag of Freedom 6:45; 6e:57; 6w:b4 My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36












Europe, France (continued) Related to a Spy 5:49 Love at First Sight 3:36 Germany (see also immigration) Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40; 9w:11 Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47; 8w:b7 The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49; 8w:b8 No Objections 7:21; 7w:a3 Escaping from Germany 1:30 Greece The Long Road to Success 4:46 Holland (see Netherlands) Hungary The Escape 7:47; 7w:b4 Ireland The Rag Man 4:20 Over from Ireland 2:29 Italy Touched by a Saint 7:94; 7w:d6 Moldova Omul în Zbor (Romanian) 6:94; 6e:138 The Flying Man (English translation) 6:96; 6e:140; 6w:d10 During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 Sfintul Andrei (Romanian) 5:70 Saint Andrew (English translation) 5:71 Netherlands Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73 My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 Poland Times of the Holocaust 9:26; 9w:a5 Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 America, Here I Come? 8:26; 8w:a5 Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2 Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 A Courageous Soldier 6:38; 6e:50; 6w:b1 During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 Portugal Funny Money 7:81; 7w:c10 Romania One More Survivor 7w:b3 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 Russia Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77; 8w:d3 No Mattresses? 5:51












Europe (continued) Sicily Bis-Nonnu Gaetano and the Great Escape 5:15 Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 Spain A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43 Sweden Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 Switzerland (see immigration) Ukraine No Child Left Behind 8:19; 8w:b1 A Lucky Save 6:47; 6e:61; 6w:b6 United Kingdom Oranges on the Beach 6e:74; 6w:b12 (Wales) Finding Family 5:74 (England) Love at First Sight 3:36 (England) Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 (England) The Family Piano 3:66 (England) Yugoslavia The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5 Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62 Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65family life challenges The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19; 9w:a2 (loss of parent) Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 (war, famine) Tangshan Terror 9:73; 9w:c7 (earthquake) The Fire Bird 9:81; 9w:d3 (fire) No Child Left Behind 8:19; 8w:b1 (oppression) America, Here I Come? 8:26; 8w:a5 (immigration) The Storm That Erased a World 8:31; 8w:a7 (hurricane) Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 (forced relocation) Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2 (separation from family; immigration) Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 (military attack) Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 (persecution) Living with the Enemies 8:51; 8w:b9 (soldiers occupying house) A Mystical Blessing 7:31; 7w:a8 (illness) El Polvo 7:35; 7w:a12 (dust storm) Twisted Path 7:63; 7w:c1 (demands of militants) Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 (poverty) Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 (death of parent) Super Dog 6:72; 6e:106; 6w:c11 (tornado) Temporary Home 6:83; 6e:123; 6w:d3 (alcoholism, separation from family)












family life, challenges (continued) One Last Test 6e:125; 6w:d4 (medical diagnosis) Life-Changing Journey 6:88; 6e:130; 6w:d6 (immigration; separation from family) Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 (immigration) My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 (war) Secret Escape 5:30 (threat of thieves) How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 (poverty, prejudice, political unrest) During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 My Papa Gene 5:62 (poverty) Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 (prejudice) Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 (fire) The Tragedy 4:44 (injury) The Long Road to Success 4:46 (poverty) Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 (war) The Baby and the Braves 4:54 (lost child) My Pa-paw 4:63 (injury; burden of responsibility) Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 (hard work) The Terrible Disaster 3:41 (plane crash) The Forgiving Man 3:44 (injury, poverty) The Generous Farmers 3:46 (Great Depression) A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51 (wind, rain, hail) Big Mistake 3:59 (disobedience) Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 (fire) Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 (forced relocation) Holding Hands 2:17 (lost child) The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 (Holocaust) Coyote 2:27 (Great Depression, U.S.) A Walk into the Past 2:31 (World War II) Arthur’s Death 2:34 The Battle 2:36 (separation due to war) Growing Up German 2:39 (World War II) A Little Adult 2:45 (poverty) Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 (blizzard) Miracles Do Happen 2:58 (single parent, addiction, poverty, gangs) Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (World War II) A Different Land 2:67 (separation due to education) The Tornado 1:20 Escaping from Germany 1:30 (World War II) Get Out of My Shower 1:49 (fire) From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 (Holocaust) everyday life Blizzard Sunday 8:58; 8w:c3 Snow Sledding 7:92; 7w:d5 Washed Away 7w:a7 The Key Lime Pie 6e:102; 6w:c9












family life, everyday life (continued) During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 The Generous Farmers 3:46 Ferdyl 2:15 A Little Adult 2:45 Kitty 2:55 My Grandfather 1:18 family fun Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10 The Santa Hunt 6:60; 6e:84; 6w:c1 The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88; 6w:c3 Sweet Home Alabama 6:64; 6e:92; 6w:c5 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Fishing 6e:100; 6w:c8 Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75; 6e:112; 6w:c13 Omul în Zbor (Romanian) 6:94; 6e:138 The Flying Man (English translation) 6:96; 6e:140; 6w:d10 The Golden Cross 4:23 Cane Maze Adventure 4:29 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22 “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 Crates Then Coal 3:56 Holding Hands 2:17 The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15 Camping Can Be Fun 1:23 Root Beer Rascals 1:37 The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55 family stories, sharing Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56; 8w:c2 Hardly Horses 7:28; 7w:a6 The Key Lime Pie 6e:102; 6w:c9 Finding Family 5:74 The Golden Cross 4:23 The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 The Griot 4:74 Treasures from the Past 3:15 Right-Side Up 3:68 Ferdyl 2:15 A Walk into the Past 2:31 Making the Grade 2:47 My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64












family life (continued) relationships Arranged Marriage 9:21; 9w:a3 (obedience, respect, patience) The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 (concern, respect) Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44; 9w:b2 (camaraderie, trickery) Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 (cooperation, responsibility) Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 (opposition) The Big Win! 9:60; 9w:c1 (encouragement, support) Happily Ever Rafter 9:62; 9w:c2 (protectiveness, opposition, criticism) The Compound Wall 9:65; 9w:c3 (concern, self-centeredness) A Purple Mess 9:69; 9w:c5 (encouragement) Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78; 9w:d2 (support, dependence) A Geyser for Mother 9:85; 9w:d5 (responsibility, concern) Way Too Close 8:66; 8w:c7 (protectiveness) Turtle Trouble 8:72; 8w:d1 (honesty) My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 (loyalty, protectiveness) Attack of the Polar Bear 8:77; 8w:d3 (protectiveness) Stuck to the Ground 8:81; 8w:d5 (discipline, enjoyment) Hands Across America 8:88; 8w:d8 (generosity) No Objections 7:21; 7w:a3 (honesty, obligation, separation) Two Pockets Too Many 7:33; 7w:a11 (honesty, integrity) The Attic Attack 7:52; 7w:b7 (responsibility, honesty) Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57; 7w:b9 (obedience) Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9 (responsibilities) Funny Money 7:81; 7w:c10 (honesty) A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84; 7w:c11 (parental pride) My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86; 7w:d1 (obedience) My Life My Way 7w:b10 (independence, obedience) Return to Sender 6:21; 6e:25; 6w:a3 (commitment) Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36; 6w:a7 (respect) The Abandoned House 6:32; 6e:44; 6w:a11 (obedience) Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 (honesty) Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 (patience) Knock ’em Out 6e:59; 6w:b5 (encouragement) Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 (respect) The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 (trust) Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98; 6e:142; 6w:d11 (respect) Please Wake Me Up 5:18 (honesty) Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 (obedience) A Real Life Lesson 5:38 (sharing) Burn, Stacks, Burn 4:31 (responsibility) Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 (gender roles) The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 (communication) The Griot 4:74 (sharing history) Big Mistake 3:59 (obedience)












family life, relationships (continued) Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 (heroism) A Standing Ovation 3:63 (commitment) The Family Piano 3:66 (expectations) Ferdyl 2:15 (companionship) Holding Hands 2:17 (responsibility) A Walk into the Past 2:31 (concern) Arthur’s Death 2:34 (communication) Making the Grade 2:47 (expectations) Miracles Do Happen 2:58 (commitment) The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15 (celebration) Camping Can Be Fun 1:23 (humor) Root Beer Rascals 1:37 (prank) romance/marriage Arranged Marriage 9:21; 9w:a3 Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 A Lucky Save 6:47; 6e:61; 6w:b6 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Sfintul Andrei (Romanian) 5:70 Saint Andrew (English translation) 5:71 Meant to Be 5:72 Love at First Sight 3:36 And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43 Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62Ferris wheel Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17; 8w:a1food obtaining The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19; 9w:a2 Saving Tampa 9:23; 9w:a4 Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49; 9w:b4 Into the Mountains 9:67; 9w:c4 Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42; 8w:b5 Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56; 8w:c2 Spudnut Saturday 8:62; 8w:c5 Who Tricked Whom? 7:17; 7w:a1 Peanuts 7:50; 7w:b6 Bear Invasion 7:76; 7w:c8 Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9 The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5 Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 Chief Blue Jacket 6:19; 6e:23; 6w:a2












food, obtaining (continued) Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36; 6w:a7 Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 A Courageous Soldier 6:38; 6e:50; 6w:b1 Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 Oranges on the Beach 6e:74; 6w:b12 Fishing 6e:100; 6w:c8 The Key Lime Pie 6e:102; 6w:c9 The Termite Storm 6:70; 6e:104; 6w:c10 Karma 6:92; 6e:134; 6w:d8 My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 Lillian’s Cake 5:41 In Anticipation 5:43 During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 The Grape Story 5:92 My Pa-paw 4:63 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 Turn Off the Lights! 3:30 Meat! 3:32 Sweet Without Sugar 3:34 The Generous Farmers 3:46 Big Red 3:49 A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51 Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II: 3:71 Ferdyl 2:15 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 Over from Ireland 2:29 My Grandfather 1:18 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 special meals Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15friendship Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43Gandhi, Mahatma An Important Change 7:96; 7w:d9












Gerulaitis, Vitas Tennis Switcheroo 9:83; 9w:d4go-karts Speeding 5:85Great Depression (see Depression, Great)hardship (see also family life, challenges) personal challenges Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 (polio) The Whistling Doctor 7:26; 7w:a5 (illness, poverty) The Escape 7:47; 7w:b4 (separation from family) Terror on the High Seas 6e:31; 6w:a5 (shipwreck) Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36; 6w:a7 (poverty) Ocean Waters 6e:63; 6w:b7 (washed overboard) The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 Grandpa’s Close Encounter 5:45 (whirlpool) Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 Making the Grade 2:47 (schoolwork, prejudice) Big Bob 2:60 (injury, prejudice) The River 1:25 (river currents) My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 (prejudice, colonial life) Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64 (illness) societal challenges (see also Depression, Great, U.S.; war; and specific wars) The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17; 9w:a1 (tribal war) Times of the Holocaust 9:26; 9w:a5 (war, oppression, imprisonment) Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 (prejudice, discrimination) The One-Ticket Escape 8:90; 8w:d9 (oppression) Twisted Path 7:63; 7w:c1 (militants) The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 (oppression) The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 (prejudice) Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100; 6e:144; 6w:d12 (suppression) My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 (Bosnian War, hunger) Down by the Railroad 4:42 (prejudice) Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52 (poverty, prejudice) Right-Side Up 3:68 (children separated from family) Over from Ireland 2:29 (potato famine, U.S. Civil War) Crossing the Border 2:41 (prejudice) helicopters Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 My Father, My Hero 5:79 “Mayday!” 5:81holidays The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19; 9w:a2 (Christmas) The First Snow 7:39; 7w:a14 (Chinese New Year’s Eve) The Santa Hunt 6:60; 6e:84; 6w:c1 (Christmas) Karma 6:92; 6e:134; 6w:d8 (Halloween)












holidays (continued) How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 (Shabbat, Chanukah) Sfintul Andrei (Romanian) 5:70 (St. Andrew’s Day) Saint Andrew (English translation) 5:71 (St. Andrew’s Day) Stuck on the Farm 3:17 (Christmas) Big Red 3:49 (Thanksgiving) Growing Up German 2:39 (Christmas)Holocaust Times of the Holocaust 9:26; 9w:a5 Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 The Escape 7:47; 7w:b4 One More Survivor 7w:b3 A Real Life Lesson 5:38 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 Escaping from Germany 1:30 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51home, attachment to The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 Baby Saves the Farm 4:65illness The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 The Whistling Doctor 7:26; 7w:a5 A Mystical Blessing 7:31; 7w:a8 My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 A Real Life Lesson 5:38 Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47 Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 The Miracle Man 4:18 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 The Terrible Disaster 3:41 The Best Rejection Ever 2:21 Arthur’s Death 2:34 My Grandfather 1:18 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64immigration Times of the Holocaust 9:26; 9w:a5 (U.S.) Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 (U.S.)












immigration (continued) The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 (U.S.) Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 (U.S.) America, Here I Come? 8:26; 8w:a5 (U.S.) Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2 (U.S.) My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 No Objections 7:21; 7w:a3 (U.S.) The Escape 7:47; 7w:b4 (U.S.) Twisted Path 7:63; 7w:c1 (Philippines) The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 (U.S.) The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5 (Yugoslavia; Germany; U.S.) The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 (U.S.) Return to Sender 6:21; 6e:25; 6w:a3 (U.S.) Terror on the High Seas 6e:31; 6w:a5 (U.S.) A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 (U.S.) Life-Changing Journey 6:88; 6e:130; 6w:d6 (U.S.) Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100; 6e:144; 6w:d12 (U.S.) Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 (U.S.) A Lucky Day 6e:151; 6w:d15 (U.S.) Bis-Nonnu Gaetano and the Great Escape 5:15 (U.S.) How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 (Israel) Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 (U.S.) Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 (U.S.) Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 (U.S.) Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 (Germany; forced relocation) The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 (Canada) The Best Rejection Ever 2:21 (U.S.) Over from Ireland 2:29 (U.S.) Growing Up German 2:39 (Germany; forced relocation) Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (France, U.S.) A Different Land 2:67 (U.S.) John Howland 2:71 (U.S.) Escaping from Germany 1:30 (Switzerland) My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 (U.S.) From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 (Canada)Iron Curtain Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2James, Jesse Cooking for Jesse James 7:19; 7w:a2jewelry Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 The Golden Cross 4:23 Treasures from the Past 3:15 Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73












jewelry (continued) From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51land, obtaining Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 The Great Bull Ride 6:17; 6e:21; 6w:a1 Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36; 6w:a7 A Place to Call Home 5:53 Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 Growing Up German 2:39law enforcement Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78; 9w:d2 The Bootlegger 8:24; 8w:a4 America, Here I Come? 8:26; 8w:a5 The Police Circus 8:64; 8w:c6 Apartheid 8:68; 8w:c8 My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 Bronto on the Beach 6e:109; 6w:c12 Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 Racing Ron 5:20 No Mattresses? 5:51 Speeding 5:85 The Hitchhiker 5:88 The Case of the Haunted Chicken 5:90 Treasures from the Past 3:15 Crossing the Border 2:41 Moonlighting 1:53mail Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2 Peanuts 7:50; 7w:b6 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 Return to Sender 6:21; 6e:25; 6w:a3 Finding Family 5:74 Mail Clerk 4:60 And They Lived Happily Ever After 2:43Mandela, Nelson Equals 9:89; 9w:d7Mayflower John Howland 2:71McEnroe, John Tennis Switcheroo 9:83; 9w:d4medicine, practice of From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4












medicine, practice of (continued) The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49; 8w:b8 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 A Mystical Blessing 7:31; 7w:a8 A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8 One Last Test 6e:125; 6w:d4 Please Wake Me Up 5:18 A Real Life Lesson 5:38 Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 The Miracle Man 4:18 Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 Arthur’s Death 2:34 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64Mediterranean Sea Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4memorabilia The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 Touched by a Saint 7:94; 7w:d6 Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40; 6w:a9 Flag of Freedom 6:45; 6e:57; 6w:b4 The Santa Hunt 6:60; 6e:84; 6w:c1 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22 Finding Family 5:74 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 Treasures from the Past 3:15 Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73 Growing Up German 2:39men and boys of strength The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17; 9w:a1 Times of the Holocaust 9:26; 9w:a5 The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 The Walk Across Canada 9:71; 9w:c6 From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 The Pilot 8:29; 8w:a6 Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47; 8w:b7 The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49; 8w:b8 The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 Apartheid 8:68; 8w:c8












men and boys of strength (continued) The Wolbach Whale 8:70; 8w:c9 My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 A Miscommunication 8:83; 8w:d6 The Whistling Doctor 7:26; 7w:a5 El Polvo 7:35; 7w:a12 The Escape 7:47; 7w:b4 Twisted Path 7:63; 7w:c1 Overnight Journey 7:67; 7w:c3 My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 Bear Invasion 7:76; 7w:c8 An Important Change 7:96; 7w:d9 One More Survivor 7w:b3 My Life My Way 7w:b10 The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 My Opa Left His Fingers on Kilimanjaro 7w:d8 The Great Bull Ride 6:17; 6e:21; 6w:a1 Chief Blue Jacket 6:19; 6e:23; 6w:a2 Terror on the High Seas 6e:31; 6w:a5 Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40; 6w:a9 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 A Courageous Soldier 6:38; 6e:50; 6w:b1 Knock ’em Out 6e:59; 6w:b5 Ocean Waters 6e:63; 6w:b7 Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75; 6e:112; 6w:c13 A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100; 6e:144; 6w:d12 My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36 No Mattresses? 5:51 A Place to Call Home 5:53 My Papa Gene 5:62 My Father, My Hero 5:79 Battle in the Pacific 4:36 The Freedom Fighters 4:40 Down by the Railroad 4:42 The Long Road to Success 4:46 My Pa-paw 4:63 Courage’s Call 3:28 Love at First Sight 3:36 Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 The Forgiving Man 3:44 The Generous Farmers 3:46












men and boys of strength (continued) Danger in Vietnam 3:54 Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 A Standing Ovation 3:63 Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73 Coyote 2:27 Big Bob 2:60 Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 A Different Land 2:67 John Howland 2:71 My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74 The Tornado 1:20 The River 1:25 Behind the Walls 1.35 My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 Aunt Gail’s Haunted House 1:62 Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71Middle East (see specific country under Asia)military (see also war and specific wars) Seagull, Sir 9:38; 9w:a10 Hands Across America 8:88; 8w:d8 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 The Eruption 5:77 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 Mysterious Booms 3:26motorcycles A Miscommunication 8:83; 8w:d6 Wheeling Through the Years 5:94 Crossing the Border 2:41music The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 The Family Piano 3:66 An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53mysterious The Disk in the Sky 9:53; 9w:b6 Hardly Horses 7:28; 7w:a6 A Mystical Blessing 7:31; 7w:a8 Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4Native Americans The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17; 9w:a1 (Ojibwa, Fox)












Native Americans (continued) Who Tricked Whom? 7:17; 7w:a1 My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23; 7w:a4 My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86; 7w:d1 The Great Bull Ride 6:17; 6e:21; 6w:a1 Chief Blue Jacket 6:19; 6e:23; 6w:a2 (Shawnee) Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 (Sioux) Lillian’s Cake 5:41 The Miracle Man 4:18 (Cheyenne) The Baby and the Braves 4:54 Kidnapped by Indians 1:60North America Canada (see also immigration) The Walk Across Canada 9:71; 9w:c6 A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 Honduras Crossing the Border 2:41 Mexico Life-Changing Journey 6:88; 6e:130; 6w:d6 Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 Nicaragua Crossing the Border 2:41 Panama Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 United States (see also immigration; rural life; urban life; and specific events cross-referenced in the chronological list below. Note: Some of the stories listed here could have occurred at any time within a broad span of time; the events they tell about are not unique to the particular time period during which they took place. Also, stories that cover a broad span of time are generally listed under the time the story began.) 1600s–1700s The Story of Chief Biauswah 9:17; 9w:a1 The Great Bull Ride 6:17; 6e:21; 6w:a1 Chief Blue Jacket 6:19; 6e:23; 6w:a2 Treasures from the Past 3:15 John Howland 2:71 My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 Kidnapped by Indians 1:60 1800s (see also Civil War, U.S.) Who Tricked Whom? 7:17; 7w:a1 Cooking for Jesse James 7:19; 7w:a2 My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23; 7w:a4 The Whistling Doctor 7:26; 7w:a5 Return to Sender 6:21; 6e:25; 6w:a3












North America, United States, 1800s (continued) Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 Please Wake Me Up 5:18 Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22 Lillian’s Cake 5:41 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Dreams of Flying 5:83 A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56 Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 1900–1929 (see also World War I) The Nine-Year-Old Goose Killer 9:19; 9w:a2 Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17; 8w:a1 Hardly Horses 7:28; 7w:a6 Washed Away 7w:a7 The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10 From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6 Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47 Dreams of Flying 5:83 The Miracle Man 4:18 The Tragedy 4:44 The Baby and the Braves 4:54 A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58 The Tale of Two Horses 4:67 The Family Piano 3:66 Ferdyl 2:15 Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 She Was the First 1:33 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 Longest Attack of Hiccups 1:64 1930s (see also Depression, Great, U.S.) The Bootlegger 8:24; 8w:a4 The Pilot 8:29; 8w:a6 The Storm That Erased a World 8:31; 8w:a7 El Polvo 7:35; 7w:a12 Finding Grandpa 7:37; 7w:a13 The Abandoned House 6:32; 6e:44; 6w:a11 Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 Mail Clerk 4:60 The Griot 4:74 Pigeon Racing 3:19 Spitting Shades of Red and Orange 3:61 Arthur’s Death 2:34 1940s (see also World War II) Stuck in a Silo 9:42; 9w:b1 The Great School Escape 8:37; 8w:b3












North America, United States, 1940s (continued) The Attic Attack 7:52; 7w:b7 Turnip Greens to Automobile 7:55; 7w:b8 My Life My Way 7w:b10 Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49; 6e:67; 6w:b9 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 A Place to Call Home 5:53 My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22 Crates Then Coal 3:56 Root Beer Rascals 1:37 1950s Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49; 9w:b4 Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51; 9w:b5 The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56; 8w:c2 Blizzard Sunday 8:58; 8w:c3 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 Spudnut Saturday 8:62; 8w:c5 The Police Circus 8:64; 8w:c6 Uncle Tom’s Rocket 7:65; 7w:c2 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 The Santa Hunt 6:60; 6e:84; 6w:c1 The Swimming Hole 6:62; 6e:86; 6w:c2 The Bear That Read the Comics 6e:88; 6w:c3 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 Grandpa’s Close Encounter 5:45 Meant to Be 5:72 Grandma Lovey Learns to Drive 4:70 The Terrible Disaster 3:41 An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53 The Family Reunion and the Missing Plate 1:15 1960s The Big Win! 9:60; 9w:c1 Happily Ever Rafter 9:62; 9w:c2 The Wolbach Whale 8:70; 8w:c9 A Day to Remember 7w:c7 Sweet Home Alabama 6:64; 6e:92; 6w:c5 The Annoying Parrot 6e:95; 6w:c6 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Fishing 6e:100; 6w:c8 The Key Lime Pie 6e:102; 6w:c9 Bronto on the Beach 6e:109; 6w:c12 The Hitchhiker 5:88












North America, United States, 1960s (continued) Mysterious Booms 3:26 Making the Grade 2:47 Kitty 2:55 1970s A Purple Mess 9:69; 9w:c5 Turtle Trouble 8:72; 8w:d1 The Kmart Disaster 8:79; 8w:d4 Stuck to the Ground 8:81; 8w:d5 Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9 A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84; 7w:c11 My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86; 7w:d1 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 Uncle Bob to the Rescue 6:75; 6e:112; 6w:c13 Hide Away 6:78; 6e:118; 6w:d1 Temporary Home 6:83; 6e:123; 6w:d3 One Last Test 6e:125; 6w:d4 What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90; 6e:132; 6w:d7 Karma 6:92; 6e:134; 6w:d8 Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 The Grape Story 5:92 Charm Quarks Are All Around Us 2:69 Camping Can Be Fun 1:23 1980s Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78; 9w:d2 The Fire Bird 9:81; 9w:d3 Tennis Switcheroo 9:83; 9w:d4 A Geyser for Mother 9:85; 9w:d5 From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 The Game-Winning Shot 8:85; 8w:d7 Hands Across America 8:88; 8w:d8 The Magic of Writing 6e:136; 6w:d9 Stop! Grandpa! Stop! 6:98; 6e:142; 6w:d11 Miracles Do Happen 2:58 A Different Land 2:67 1990s Gang Shoes? 9:91; 9w:d8 An Important Change 7:96; 7w:d9 2000s Lost and Found 9:93; 9w:d9 Toyota Tercel Trouble 8:93; 8w:d10oceans (see also ships) Terror on the High Seas 6e:31; 6w:a5 (North Atlantic)












oceans (continued) Ocean Waters 6e:63; 6w:b7 (North Atlantic) Battle in the Pacific 4:36 John Howland 2:71 (North Atlantic)orphan, orphanage Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40; 6w:a9 Temporary Home 6:83; 6e:123; 6w:d3 A Real Life Lesson 5:38 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51outhouse Billy the Goat 7:43; 7w:b1 My Mother, the Bear 7:61; 7w:b12 My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86; 7w:d1 The Long Road to Success 4:46Owens, Jesse A Day to Remember 7w:c7peace Chief Blue Jacket 6:19; 6e:23; 6w:a2 Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 The Aftermath of Rheumatic Fever 6e:90; 6w:c4 Mighty Mo 4:38Peace Corps The Termite Storm 6:70; 6e:104; 6w:c10Pearl Harbor, Japanese attack on Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33 Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69phone (see telephone)Pope John Paul II Touched by a Saint 7:94; 7w:d6Port Chicago, explosion at Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52practice The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 The Police Circus 8:64; 8w:c6 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 Knock ’em Out 6e:59; 6w:b5 A Big League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 The Family Piano 3:66 An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53pranks Oh, Say Can You See 9:31; 9w: a7












pranks (continued) Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44; 9w:b2 The Compound Wall 9:65; 9w:c3 Stuck to the Ground 8:81; 8w:d5 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49; 6e:67; 6w:b9 The Swimming Hole 6:62; 6e:86; 6w:c2 Bronto on the Beach 6e:109; 6w:c12 Cane Maze Adventure 4:29 The Tale of Two Horses 4:67 Root Beer Rascals 1:37pregnancy Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 One Last Test 6e:125; 6w:d4 Baby Saves the Farm 4:65prejudice Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47; 8w:b7 Apartheid 8:68; 8w:c8 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 My Mom and the Birch-Tree Bridge 7:86; 7w:d1 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 An Important Change 7:96; 7w:d9 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 Sweet Home Alabama 6:64; 6e:92; 6w:c5 A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 Lillian’s Cake 5:41 How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 Down by the Railroad 4:42 Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52 The Baby and the Braves 4:54 A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58 Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 Crossing the Border 2:41 Making the Grade 2:47Prohibition The Bootlegger 8:24; 8w:a4race relations (see also slavery) Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 Apartheid 8:68; 8w:c8 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9












race relations (continued) An Important Change 7:96; 7w:d9 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 Sweet Home Alabama 6:64; 6e:92; 6w:c5 Good and Bad Times at Roy’s Diner 5:64 Down by the Railroad 4:42 Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52radio A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 Holding Hands 2:17 An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53 Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65rationing Sugar, Stamps, Bikes, and Metal 8:42; 8w:b5 Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 Flag of Freedom 6:45; 6e:57; 6w:b4 Oranges on the Beach 6e:74; 6w:b12 Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 Turn Off the Lights! 3:30 Meat! 3:32 Sweet Without Sugar 3:34relationships (see also family life, relationships) The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 (trust, care, compassion) Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40; 9w:11 (trusting/helping a former enemy) Stuck in a Silo 9:42; 9w:b1 (helpfulness, rescue) Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 (helpfulness, cooperation) The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49; 9w:b4 (sharing, celebration) Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51; 9w:b5 (respect, opposition) From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 (responsibility, encouragement) Gang Shoes? 9:91; 9w:d8 (disrespect, oppression) Lost and Found 9:93; 9w:d9 (abandonment, rescue, love) Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 (self-respect) Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 (compassion) Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47; 8w:b7 (compassion, open-mindedness) Living with the Enemies 8:51; 8w:b9 (respect) Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56; 8w:c2 (generosity) The Six Fiancés 7:45; 7w:b2 (engagement; compassion) My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 (kindness; compassion) Funny Money 7:81; 7w:c10 (theft; honesty) Washed Away 7w:a7 (kindness; neighborliness) Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 (kindness, cooperation) The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 (compassion) Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49; 6e:67; 6w:b9 (respect) Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 (friendship)












relationships (continued) Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 (generosity) Innocent Punishment 6:81; 6e:121; 6w:d2 (theft; honesty) A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 (bullying) Karma 6:92; 6e:134; 6w:d8 (fairness) Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 (honesty; anger) A Pig Tail Tale 5:28 (communication) Lillian’s Cake 5:41 (prejudice) The Forgiving Man 3:44 (theft; forgiveness) The Generous Farmers 3:46 (compassion) Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 (hospitality) Hank and the Hog 1:57 (anger) religion (see also Holocaust) The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51; 9w:b5 The Walk Across Canada 9:71; 9w:c6 From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6 A Mystical Blessing 7:31; 7w:a8 Twisted Path 7:63; 7w:c1 My Pakistani Hero 7:74; 7w:c6 Touched by a Saint 7:94; 7w:d6 A Success Story Driven by Ambition to Learn 7w:a9 Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10 A Real Life Lesson 5:38 A Place to Call Home 5:53 How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 The Tale of Two Horses 4:67 Treasures from the Past 3:15 The Generous Farmers 3:46 Big Mistake 3:59 My Ancestor Philippe DuTrieux 1:40 Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71rumor My Mother, the Bear 7:61; 7w:b12 Down by the Railroad 4:42 The Rag Man 4:20 The Baby and the Braves 4:54rural life Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 (India) Stuck in a Silo 9:42; 9w:b1 (U.S.) Bricks vs. Chickens 9:44; 9w:b2 (U.S.) Sausage Day 9:47; 9w:b3 (U.S.) Into the Mountains 9:67; 9w:c4 (China) Blizzard Sunday 8:58; 8w:c3 (U.S.)












rural life (continued) My Grandma’s Moccasins 7:23; 7w:a4 (U.S.) The Whistling Doctor 7:26; 7w:a5 (U.S.) Two Pockets Too Many 7:33; 7w:a11 (U.S.) El Polvo 7:35; 7w:a12 (U.S.) Billy the Goat 7:43; 7w:b1 (U.S.) Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57; 7w:b9 (U.S.) My Mother, the Bear 7:61; 7w:b12 (U.S.) Bear Invasion 7:76; 7w:c8 (China) Snow Sledding 7:92; 7w:d5 (China) Washed Away 7w:a7 (U.S.) Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36; 6w:a7 (U.S.) Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 (U.S.) The Tornado 6e:42; 6w:a10 (U.S.) The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 (U.S.) Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 (U.S.) Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 (U.S.) The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65; 6w:b8 (U.S.) Jumping Wonders 6:54; 6e:78; 6w:b14 (China) Super Dog 6:72; 6e:106; 6w:c11 (U.S.) Please Wake Me Up 5:18 (U.S.) Grandpa’s Saddle 5:22 (U.S.) Silver and the Swamp Path 5:25 (Australia) Lillian’s Cake 5:41 (U.S.) In Anticipation 5:43 (U.S.) My Papa Gene 5:62 (U.S.) Marianca, “My Sweet” 4:27 (U.S.) Cane Maze Adventure 4:29 (U.S.) Burn, Stacks, Burn 4:31 (U.S.) The Tragedy 4:44 (U.S.) A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56 (Canada) My Pa-paw 4:63 (U.S.) Baby Saves the Farm 4:65 (Turkey) Stuck on the Farm 3:17 (U.S.) Sweet Without Sugar 3:34 (U.S.) The Generous Farmers 3:46 (U.S.) Big Red 3:49 (U.S.) A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51 (U.S.) A Standing Ovation 3:63 (U.S.) The Wonderful Pet Coon 2:25 (U.S.) Coyote 2:27 (U.S.) My Grandfather 1:18 (U.S.) The Tornado 1:20 (U.S.) Nose Rings 1:43 (China) The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46 (U.S.)












rural life (continued) Hank and the Hog 1:57 (U.S.)school Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 Oh, Say Can You See 9:31; 9w: a7 The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 Into the Mountains 9:67; 9w:c4 The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 From the Heart 9:87; 9w:d6 Equals 9:89; 9w:d7 Gang Shoes? 9:91; 9w:d8 Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 The Great School Escape 8:37; 8w:b3 Tump and the Monster of Summer 8:60; 8w:c4 Apartheid 8:68; 8w:c8 My Dad, Immigrating to the U.S. 8:74; 8w:d2 The Game-Winning Shot 8:85; 8w:d7 Finding Grandpa 7:37; 7w:a13 Overnight Journey 7:67; 7w:c3 The Central High Nine 7:72; 7w:c5 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 Touched by a Saint 7:94; 7w:d6 An Important Change 7:96; 7w:d9 My Life My Way 7w:b10 Hard Times 6:30; 6e:38; 6w:a8 The Tornado 6e:42; 6w:a10 The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65; 6w:b8 Extreme Makeover: Statue Edition 6:49; 6e:67; 6w:b9 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 The Termite Storm 6:70; 6e:104; 6w:c10 Hide Away 6:78; 6e:118; 6w:d1 Innocent Punishment 6:81; 6e:121; 6w:d2 A New Land, A New Life 6:85; 6e:127; 6w:d5 The Magic of Writing 6e:136; 6w:d9 How Life Was in Iraq 5:55 My Papa Gene 5:62 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58 The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 Stuck on the Farm 3:17 Right-Side Up 3:68 Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II: 3:71 A Little Adult 2:45












school (continued) Making the Grade 2:47 Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 Miracles Do Happen 2:58 Big Bob 2:60 Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 A Different Land 2:67 My Grandfather 1:18 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46science chemistry The Attic Attack 7:52; 7w:b7 Uncle Tom’s Rocket 7:65; 7w:c2 Root Beer Rascals 1:37 geology Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 The Eruption 5:77 meteorology Blizzard Blunder in Boston 9:78; 9w:d2 The Storm That Erased a World 8:31; 8w:a7 The Wolbach Whale 8:70; 8w:c9 El Polvo 7:35; 7w:a12 Finding Grandpa 7:37; 7w:a13 The First Snow 7:39; 7w:a14 Washed Away 7w:a7 Blizzard of ’78 in a Small Town 7w:d4 The Tornado 6e:42; 6w:a10 Ocean Waters 6e:63; 6w:b7 Super Dog 6:72; 6e:106; 6w:c11 Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 What Sticks, Half-Lick? 6:90; 6e:132; 6w:d7 A Story of a Nebraska Farmer 3:51 Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 The Tornado 1:20 physics A Geyser for Mother 9:85; 9w:d5 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 Charm Quarks Are All Around Us 2:69secrets Mr. Camper’s “Secret” Candy Bars 8:56; 8w:c2 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 Flag of Freedom 6:45; 6e:57; 6w:b4 A Lucky Save 6:47; 6e:61; 6w:b6 Secret Escape 5:30 Related to a Spy 5:49












secrets (continued) A Place to Call Home 5:53 The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 Big Mistake 3:59sharecropping Please Wake Me Up 5:18 My Papa Gene 5:62ships Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 America, Here I Come? 8:26; 8w:a5 Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 Terror on the High Seas 6e:31; 6w:a5 Ocean Waters 6e:63; 6w:b7 Oranges on the Beach 6e:74; 6w:b12 Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33 Boopie-Nonny and the Garlic Talisman 4:15 Battle in the Pacific 4:36 Mighty Mo 4:38 Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52 Mysterious Booms 3:266 Love at First Sight 3:36 Sailing Through Smallpox 3:39 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 The Best Rejection Ever 2:21 John Howland 2:71 Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71shoes The Walk Across Canada 9:71; 9w:c6 Gang Shoes? 9:91; 9w:d8 making My Grandma’s Moccasins; 7w:a4 7:23slavery Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 Behind the Walls 1:35sleighs Horses Know the Way to Carry the Barrel 2:50 South America Ecuador The Terrible Disaster 3:41sports Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40; 9w:11 The Disk in the Sky 9:53; 9w:b6 (cricket)












sports (continued) Tennis Switcheroo 9:83; 9w:d4 The Basketball Hoop 8:53; 8w:c1 The Game-Winning Shot 8:85; 8w:d7 The Neighborhood Olympics 7:59; 7w:b11 A Really Embarrassing Moment 7:84; 7w:c11 Knock ’em Out 6e:59; 6w:b5 A Big-League Dreamer 6:67; 6e:97; 6w:c7 Fishing 6e:100; 6w:c8 Real Storms 6e:115; 6w:c14 Hide Away 6:78; 6e:118; 6w:d1 My Papa Gene 5:62 My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22 The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55submarine Battle in the Pacific 4:36subway The One-Ticket Escape 8:90; 8w:d9swimming Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 Granny Sweetpea and the Swamp Cabbage Catfish 6:34; 6e:46; 6w:a12 Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10 The Swimming Hole 6:62; 6e:86; 6w:c2 Grandpa’s Close Encounter 5:45 The River 1:25telegraph/telegram A Miscommunication 8:83; 8w:d6 Trapped on a Ship! 7:69; 7w:c4 From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6telephone Stuck in a Silo 9:42; 9w:b1 The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 The Hitchhiker 5:88 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33television The Big Win! 9:60; 9w:c1 (U.S.) The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 (China, U.S.) Spudnut Saturday 8:62; 8w:c5 (U.S.) My Grandmother’s First TV 3:22 (U.S.) “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 (China) An Unusual But Special Talent 2:53 (U.S.)theft Cooking for Jesse James 7:19; 7w:a2 Funny Money 7:81; 7w:c10












theft (continued) Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 The Thief Who Received a Gift 6:36; 6e:48; 6w:a13 Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 Innocent Punishment 6:81; 6e:121; 6w:d2 Secret Escape 5:30 “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 The Forgiving Man 3:44Titanic Terror on the High Seas 6e:31; 6w:a5 The Best Rejection Ever 2:21trains A Miscommunication 8:83; 8w:d6 Overnight Journey 7:67; 7w:c3 Down by the Railroad 4:42 Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 Mail Clerk 4:60 Pigeon Racing 3:19 Growing Up German 2:39 Escaping from Germany 1:30 From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51trucks The Ice Cream Escapade 9:49; 9w:b4 Don’t Drive the Truck! 7:57; 7w:b9 The Miraculous Journey to America 7w:d7 Underground Railroad Behind the Walls 1:35urban life The Neighborhood Olympics 7:59; 7w:b11 (U.S.) Great-Grandpa Joe and the Jolly Hearts Club 6e:40; 6w:a9 (U.S.) Racing Ron 5:20 (U.S.) A Pig Tail Tale 5:28 (U.S.) My Papa Gene 5:62 (U.S.) Speeding 5:85 (U.S.) The Case of the Haunted Chicken 5:90 (U.S.) The Rag Man 4:20 (Ireland) The Golden Cross 4:23 (U.S.) Down by the Railroad 4:42 (U.S.) Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52 (U.S.) The Mystery of the Kindergarten Pants 4:72 (U.S) “Shh . . . Turn It Down” 3:24 (China) Meat! 3:32 (U.S.) The Forgiving Man 3:44 (Korea) Ferdyl 2:15 (U.S.) Holding Hands 2:17 (China)












urban life (continued) Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27 (U.S.) Get Out of My Shower 1:49 (U.S.) The Bird Who Liked the “Birdie” 1:55 (U.S.) The Best Dog in Town 1:66 (U.S.)visa, obtaining The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 A Lucky Day 6e:151; 6w:d15volcanoes The Eruption 5:77vote, right to for women in U.S. A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58wagons From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6 The Baby and the Braves 4:54 Grandpa’s Newspaper Adventure 1:27 The Day That Changed My Life Forever 1:46war (see also specific wars) Kicked Out of Home 8:33; 8w:b1 (war between Israel and Palestine) Living with the Enemies 8:51; 8w:b9 (Second Sino-Japanese War) The Independence War of Israel 6:58; 6e:82; 6w:b15 My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 (Bosnian War) My Father, My Hero 5:79 (Persian Gulf War) “Mayday!” 5:81 (Iraq War) The Freedom Fighters 4:40 (Bangladesh Liberation War) Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 (Second Sino-Japanese War) Danger in Vietnam 3:54 (Vietnam War) The Battle 2:36 (tribal war in Nigeria) Crossing the Border 2:41 (Nicaraguan Civil War) Kidnapped by Indians 1:60 (French and Indian War)weather (see science, meteorology)Wilhelmina, Queen Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73women and girls of strength Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 Bobby Frieda, a Strong-Willed Woman 9:51; 9w:b5 Countering the Unfairness 9:55; 9w:b7 Slavery Escape 9:58; 9w:b8 The Magical Box 9:75; 9w:d1 Remember Me? 8:21; 8w:a3 The Great School Escape 8:37; 8w:b3 Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 Saved by the Blink of a Statue’s Eye 8:45; 8w:b6












women and girls of strength (continued) Living with the Enemies 8:51; 8w:b9 The One-Ticket Escape 8:90; 8w:d9 Cooking for Jesse James 7:19; 7w:a2 Two Pockets Too Many 7:33; 7w:a11 El Polvo 7:35; 7w:a12 The Six Fiancés 7:45; 7w:b2 The Importance of Friendship 7:90; 7w:d3 The Scary Airplane Ride 7w:a10 Josie and the Wild Cow Chase 6:24; 6e:28; 6w:a4 Don’t Mess with Granny! 6e:36; 6w:a7 The Abandoned House 6:32; 6e:44; 6w:a11 A Lucky Save 6:47; 6e:61; 6w:b6 The Uncontrollable Mare 6e:65; 6w:b8 The Big Different 6e:76; 6w:b13 The Independence War of Israel 6:58; 6e:82; 6w:b15 Temporary Home 6:83; 6e:123; 6w:d3 One Last Test 6e:125; 6w:d4 Tiananmen Square Crackdown 6:100; 6e:144; 6w:d12 Mother Knows Best 6:103; 6e:147; 6w:d13 My Epic Journey 6:105; 6e:149; 6w:d14 A Lucky Day 6e:151; 6w:d15 Mimi: A Story of Loss, Determination, and Hope 5:47 Related to a Spy 5:49 Dreams of a Better Life 5:68 Mother Said, “We’ll Find a Way” 4:33 The Tragedy 4:44 Escape from the Japanese Invasion 4:49 A Black Bear’s Paw 4:56 A Twentieth-Century Pioneer 4:58 Grandma Lovey Learns to Drive 4:70 Love at First Sight 3:36 The Forgiving Man 3:44 The Generous Farmers 3:46 Big Mistake 3:59 Right-Side Up 3:68 Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 The Golden Chocolate Bar 2:19 A Walk into the Past 2:31 Growing Up German 2:39 A Little Adult 2:45 Making the Grade 2:47 Miracles Do Happen 2:58 Escaping from Germany 1:30 She Was the First 1:33












women and girls of strength (continued) From Tragedy to Triumph 1:51 Kidnapped by Indians 1:60World’s Fair Surprised at the 1904 World’s Fair 8:17; 8w:a1 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (Brussels, Belgium, 1958)World War I The Downfall of Joey Smernivak 7:88; 7w:d2 (field phones) From Covered Wagon to Airplane 6:27; 6e:33; 6w:a6 (flying) Big Bob 2:60 (patriotism, injury)World War II (see also Holocaust) Lali—The Legend 9:28; 9w:a6 (India) Oh, Say Can You See 9:31; 9w: a7 (U.S) The School That Fell from the Sky 9:34; 9w:a8 (Papua New Guinea) The Silver Spoon 9:36; 9w:a9 (Belgium) Seagull, Sir 9:38; 9w:a10 (U.S.) Even Baseball Isn’t Safe 9:40; 9w:11 (Germany) Passing By 8:35; 8w:b2 (Poland, U.S., Atlantic Ocean) Raining Bombs 8:40; 8w:b4 (U.S.) Bravery in Battle and Beyond 8:47; 8w:b7 (Germany) The Miracle That Gave Me Life 8:49; 8w:b8 (Germany) The Six Fiancés 7:45; 7w:b2 (U.S.) Peanuts 7:50; 7w:b6 (U.S.) Obachan’s or Ojichan’s Cooking? The Answer Is Obvious 7:79; 7w:c9 (Japan) The Definition of a Nightmare 7w:b5 (Yugoslavia) A Courageous Soldier 6:38; 6e:50; 6w:b1 (Poland) Stuck in the Quicksand 6:40; 6e:52; 6w:b2 (U.S.) Pop! 6:42; 6e:54; 6w:b3 (U.S.) Flag of Freedom 6:45; 6e:57; 6w:b4 (France) Knock ’em Out 6e:59; 6w:b5 (U.S.) A Lucky Save 6:47; 6e:61; 6w:b6 (Ukraine) Ocean Waters 6e:63; 6w:b7 (North Atlantic) Warning: Crocodiles Ahead 6:52; 6e:70; 6w:b10 (Zimbabwe) A Close Call 6e:72; 6w:b11 (U.S.) Oranges on the Beach 6e:74; 6w:b12 (United Kingdom) Hero 6:56; 6e:80; 6w:b15 (U.S.) “It’s Just Dummy Ammo!” 5:33 (U.S.) My Courageous Great-Grandpa Joseph 5:36 (U.S., France) A Real Life Lesson 5:38 (U.S.) Related to a Spy 5:49 (France) During the Time of War and Famine 5:59 (Moldova, Ukraine, Poland) Battle in the Pacific 4:36 (U.S., Pacific Ocean) Mighty Mo 4:38 (U.S., Japan) Bad Explosion, Good Result 4:52 (U.S.) Courage’s Call 3:28 (U.S., Belgium)












World War II (continued) Turn Off the Lights! 3:30 (U.S.) Love at First Sight 3:36 (U.S., France, United Kingdom) Growing Up German, Part II: Living Post–World War II 3:71 (Germany) Wilhelmina’s Great Escape 3:73 (U.S., Netherlands) A Walk into the Past 2:31 (United Kingdom) Growing Up German 2:39 (Germany) Wedding Joy in Wartime Trials 2:62 (Yugoslavia) Escape from Yugoslavia 2:65 (Yugoslavia) My Great-Grandpa Was Great 2:74 (U.S.) Pearl Harbor Day 1941 1:69 (U.S.) Over the Years: A Story of My Grandfather 1:71 (U.S., Pacific Ocean, China, Europe)writing The Magic of Writing 6e:136; 6w:d9










Documents

The Grannie Annie Index of Stories · Stories in Volumes 7, 8, and 9: Page numbers for stories in Vols. 7, 8, and 9 are the same in the paperback book and the electronic book. Each