Saving Grandma

Calvin Becker's family are good Bible-believing missionaries; it's their duty to spread the Word to everyone they meet. But now they face their greatest spiritual challenge right in their own home: Grandma. Foulmouthed, foul-tempered, and heathen through and through, she's staying in the spare room, recuperating from a broken hip--and making it next to impossible for the Beckers to do the Lord's work.

Calvin's pious mom is determined to save Grandma's soul, even if she's doing it through gritted teeth. His father's spending more and more time in his room, blasting opera records to drown out the old lady's voice. And Calvin wishes things would just get back to normal so he could go on vacation and see his beloved Jennifer.

But now Calvin's starting to understand Grandma a little better--and appreciate her a little more. After all, misery loves company.

Author: Frank Schaeffer
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 08/01/1997
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.26w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780425157763

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/11/1997 pg. 388
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/1997 pg. 906
Booklist 09/01/1997 pg. 59
Library Journal 09/01/1997 pg. 220

About the Author
Frank Schaeffer has worked as a director on a number of movies, both theatrical and television. Together with Frank J. Gruber, he also wrote the screenplay for the film version of Portofino. He lives in Massachussetts.