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The War with Grandpa Series

Robert Kimmel Smith and Ann Dee Ellis
The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
The War with Grandma by Robert Kimmel Smith and Ann Dee Ellis

The War with Grandpa Series : Titles in Order

Book 2
Don’t miss the laugh-out-loud companion to the classic, The War with Grandpa–now a major motion picture–about a girl who must face off against her grandma or risk losing the biggest competition of summer.

Meg is excited when she hears the Centennial Strawberry Days Celebration is holding a competition for kids. The winner will be crowned the official Strawberry Days Ambassador and get a pair of electric bikes! Meg knows with Dad as her partner, there’s no way she can lose.

But Meg’s strawberry dreams turn sour when Dad can’t participate and, worse, he’s already invited Grandma Sally to replace him. Without even asking Meg! Grandma likes to play by her own rules and Meg realizes her chances at winning are at an all-time low.

For Meg this means war! Only, Grandma is tougher than she looks and willing to give as good as she gets. As the competition begins, it becomes clear that Meg’s summer will have the most epic showdown ever.
Book 1
Don’t miss the laugh-out-loud classic about a boy who leaps into battle when he’s forced to share a room with his grandfather–now a major motion picture starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, and Oakes Fegley!

Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves right into Peter’s room, forcing him upstairs.
 
Peter loves his grandpa but wants his room back. He has no choice but to declare war! With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.
 
They used to be such great pals. Has their war gone too far?
 
WINNER OF TEN STATE READING AWARDS
AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN’S CHOICE

“Peter tells this story with honesty and humor….By the story’s end, Peter has learned much about the causes and effects of war–and human dignity.”-School Library Journal

“The humor of the story derives from Peter’s first-person account and from the reader’s recognition of Peter’s valiant effort to maintain two mutually exclusive emotions.”-The Horn Book Magazine

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