Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Edgar

Grade 3
Twelve-year-old Carol is not looking forward to her summer and is jealous of her friends who get to go swimming and have fun at camp together. She, on the other hand, is stuck in New Mexico with her family and is helping her grandfather, whom she has never met, get settled in his new home for dementia patients. At first she tries to avoid grumpy Grandpa Serge at all costs, but then finds that she is fascinated by the unimaginable stories he tells her. Read Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Edgar if you like stories about adventure and family.