When Catherine the Great and I Were Eight!

On a scorching summer day, Sara and her Russian-American grandmother, known as Catherine the Great, set off for the beach in Mr. Minsky's old car, along with Sara's mother and a couple of neighbors. In When Catherine the Great and I Were Eight!, the promise is that Catherine the Great will teach Sara how to float like a flower, but the trip quickly becomes a series of mishaps a missing bathing suit, mechanical trouble, and one delay after another. Despite the chaos, Catherine the Great's steady optimism keeps the family moving forward, turning every setback into a laughable adventure.