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Grannie Annie, Vol. 9: Historical Family Stories Written and Illustrated by Young People
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paperback or PDF
editions

 

"Disk in the Sky" illustration by Rachel Liang: Children playing ball in a field stop and point at a disk-shaped object in the sky
The Vol. 9 story "The Disk in
the Sky" was written by
Sydney Kinzy and illustrated
by Rachel Liang.

 

Note:

The setting of each story is
noted after its title. In
cases where the exact year
is not known, “c.” (circa)
indicates that the year given
is approximate.

 

Read the stories published
in other volumes.

 

Looking for stories on a
particular topic or theme?
Consult our Index of
Stories.


 

Read Selected Stories from
The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration 2013/2014
Vol. 9

Note to Parents and Educators

One family member dangles from a tree in Papua New Guinea. Another discovers a friend in South Africa. Yet another finds herself feeding the hungry in Tampa. Many of the family stories shared in this ninth volume of Grannie Annie will carry you to surprising places . . . or to unexpected consequences!

Some stories in this collection answer important questions; some raise questions. What do you do when your best day ever turns into your worst day ever? What does it take to follow your conscience, even at great risk? When you hit a wall — real or metaphorical — how do you set aside discouragement and keep moving forward? What if you find out Dad is wrong?

The thirty-five historical family stories in this volume stretch across five centuries — from the brave sacrifice of a father in the late 1600s, to the compassionate welcome of a new “family member” at the dawn of the new millennium. The maps on pages 9 and 10 will help you locate each story’s setting — in North America, Asia, Europe, or Africa. You can also find these stories and their illustrations in the identical PDF edition and on the Grannie Annie website.

As always, these family stories were chosen for you and your family. Still, you may want to read the stories before sharing them with young or sensitive readers.

We invite you to relish your read, deepen your connection with your world family, and join us again next year for The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration!

Connie McIntyre and Fran Hamilton, Directors of The Grannie Annie

 

Please note that the stories and illustrations shared below appear here with permission of the authors and illustrators. In addition, they may be copied for limited classroom use or reprinted in an article about The Grannie Annie.


a.
Stories Dated
late 1600s – 1945

1. The Story of Chief
Biauswah (late 1600s)
Elon Johnson
Minnesota, USA

2. The Nine-Year-Old
Goose Killer (1911)
Jack Christian
Missouri, USA

3. Arranged Marriage
(1921–1939)
Colin Kowalski
New Jersey, USA

4. Saving Tampa
(c. 1930s)
Clara Rominger
Alabama, USA

5. Times of the
Holocaust (1937–1948)
Paxton Hilgendorff
New Jersey, USA

6. Lali—The Legend
(1942–1948)
Malab Sankar Barik
Uttar Pradesh, India

7. Oh, Say Can You
See (1943)
Marissa Little
Pennsylvania, USA

8. The School That Fell
from the Sky (1943)
Peyton Kopel
Minnesota, USA

9. The Silver Spoon
(1944)
Amy Tishler
Missouri, USA

10. Seagull, Sir
(1944)
Braden Luechtefeld
Missouri, USA

11. Even Baseball
Isn’t Safe (1945)
Paul Weir
Alabama, USA

b.
Stories Dated
1948 – 1962

1. Stuck in a Silo
(c. 1948)
Grace Schlueter
Missouri, USA

2. Bricks vs. Chickens
(c. 1950)
Raphaella Zavaglia
Missouri, USA

3. Sausage Day
(c. 1952)
Jefferson “Jake” Davis
New Jersey, USA

4. The Ice Cream
Escapade (c. 1952)
Emma Bell
Missouri, USA

5. Bobby Frieda,
a Strong-Willed
Woman (c. 1953)
Etta Krinsky
New York, USA

6. The Disk in the
Sky (c. 1955)
Sydney Kinzy
Missouri, USA

7. Countering the
Unfairness
(c. 1956–1959)
Jason Xu
Missouri, USA

8. Slavery Escape
(1959–1962)
Harry Coons
Missouri, USA

c.
Stories Dated
1964 – 1976

1. The Big Win!
(c. 1964)
Leetal Cohn
Missouri, USA

2. Happily Ever Rafter
(1966)
Abigail Fink
Missouri, USA

3. The Compound
Wall (1968)
Preethi Sriraman
Missouri, USA

4. Into the Mountains
(1968)
Hannah Gao
Missouri, USA

5. A Purple Mess
(1974)
Neeve McMillin
Missouri, USA

6. The Walk Across
Canada (1975)
Sterling Ebel
Ohio, USA

7. Tangshan Terror
(1976)
Kenny Wang
New Jersey, USA

d.
Stories Dated
1978 – 2000

1. The Magical Box
(1978, 1988, 1990)
Victoria Sansone
Missouri, USA

2. Blizzard Blunder
in Boston (1981)
Belle Gage
Missouri, USA

3. The Fire Bird
(c. 1983)
Aaron Do
New Jersey, USA

4. Tennis Switcheroo
(1984)
Meredith Talbott
Missouri, USA

5. A Geyser for Mother
(1985)
Bray B. Woodard
North Carolina, USA

6. From the Heart
(1987)
Kate Pogue
Missouri, USA

7. Equals
(1988)
Mia Jardine
New Jersey, USA

8. Gang Shoes?
(1997)
Rowan Khazaeli
Alabama, USA

9. Lost and Found
(c. 2000)
Lucy Sherman
Colorado, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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