Thanksgiving with Pop-Pop — K.M. Zahrt

Tommy Tyler asks his eccentric grandfather, Pop-Pop, to tell stories at the Thanksgiving table. Against the wishes of Tommy's mother and grandmother, Pop-Pop dishes out four tales not suitable for a young boy nor reverent for Thanksgiving conversation. He tells of the town's people acting greedily and jealously, committing crimes and adultery, and attempting suicide. WHISKY - Sheriff Wilburn bets his reputation on his new rescue dog, Whisky, in an effort to settle, once and for all, his longstanding cold war with Fire Marshall Don Tay. REVEREND BOERSMA - Popular pastor, Reverend Boersma, becomes too popular for his own good. Elder Thomas sets out to take him down a peg. GREAT GRAND-POP SCHICHTE - Great Grand-Pop Schichte makes a mess of the immigration process, then defies Prohibition to establish a new local tradition. FANNY VAN ASSE - Devout and religious Fanny Van Asse struggles to commit suicide without losing salvation.