From Newbery Medal winner Carol Ryrie Brink comes a story about one
unforgettable family.
Susan, George, and Dumpling have a special life in Midwest City, where
they live with their college-professor dad and mystery-writer mom. Not
only can they watch the university's football games from the tower of
their house on College Avenue, but now Tommy Tokarynski, who mows their
lawn, is famous. He's Midwest University's star quarterback. There's
only one problem: Tommy's grades are dreadful, and he might get kicked
off the team before the homecoming game. With a little ingenuity, Susan,
George, and Dumpling team up for a season of fun as they set out to save
their beloved quarterback, outsmart their naughty neighbors, rescue
animals, and start a new business that just might help out the whole
family. It's never a dull moment when the Ridgeway kids are involved!
The adventures of the Ridgeway family in Family Grandstand and its
sequel, Family Sabbatical, were inspired by Carol Ryrie Brink's own
family and their life together in Saint Paul, Minnesota.