George loves spending Saturdays with his grandmother, Stella. One day, Stella is gone and George is ready to cancel Saturdays--until a new addition to the family arrives and George finds a way to honor the memories of his beloved grandmother.

Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.

"Cuando mi perro Peque muri̤, todos en casa nos pusimos tristes. Al d̕a siguiente, una nube comenz̤ a seguirme a todos lados, me entr̤ jab̤n en los ojos y un pulpo me agarr̤ muy fuerte del coraz̤n."-- Amazon. "When Peque, my dog, died, everyone at home was sad. The next day, a dark cloud began to follow me around and it felt like I had soap in my eyes and an octopus wrapped tightly around my heart."-- Amazon.