The Grandma Mix-Up

by Emily Arnold McCully

Published 1 January 1988
Young Pip doesn't know what to do when two very different grandmothers come to baby sit, each with her own way of doing things.

In 1813, nine-year-old Caroline, a fast runner, helps the residents of Saint Michaels, Maryland, as they defend their town against the British.

Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take Pip and her friends trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Pip and Ski have a hard time enjoying themselves at the lake with Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything.