Title: Brendan Buckley's universe and everything in it
Description: Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged.
Subjects: Families, Family, Racially mixed people, Juvenile fiction, Tae kwon do, Rocks, Collection and preservation, Grandfathers, Fiction, Minerals, Family life, Children's fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Rocks, fiction, Racially mixed people, fiction, Family life, fiction, Washington (state), fiction
Places: Washington (State), Puyallup (Wash.)