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My great grandpa My great grandpa Martin Waddell A girl describes her special times with her great-grandfather, who may be slow and weak but still travels to places in his mind where no one else can go. OL114160W
The biology of senescence The biology of senescence Alex Comfort You will take little comfort in this book by Alex Comfort. Senescence is the science of ageing, decline and death. This book is unusually for Alex Comfort a hard read. If you can read it you are a be… OL1174222W
How it ends How it ends Laura Wiess Sixteen-year-old Hanna learns about life, love, happiness, and pain when she finally starts dating the boy she has had a long-time crush on, and when she discovers the complicated truth about her bel… OL12421463W
Little old ladies Little old ladies Franziska Kalch Describes some of the known and unknown characteristics of little old ladies. OL13477873W
Huge Huge James Fuerst Twelve-year-old Eugene "Huge" Smalls is short, mean, angry, and brilliant, characteristics which win him no friends, but he is also an amateur sleuth with his first real case, which leads him to beli… OL13691564W
Say hello, Lily Say hello, Lily Deborah Lakritz Lily wants to go with her mother to visit the people who live at Shalom Home, an assisted living facility, but when they arrive she suddenly feels very shy. OL13731044W
Bru-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-- = Bru-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-- = Ma. Corazon Remigio A small girl fears her neighbor, Mrs. Magalit is a witch. She loses her fear when an accident befalls Mrs. Magalit. OL13735342W
Huge Huge James W. Fuerst Life hasn't been easy for Eugene "Huge" Smalls. Sure, his IQ is off the charts, but that doesn't help much when you're growing up in the 1980s in a dreary New Jersey town where your bad reputation pr… OL13839016W
Dinah for president Dinah for president Claudia Mills Dinah Seabrooke, now in her first year of middle school, struggles to become a big fish in what seems like an ocean--and in the process discovers the value of recycling and of friendship with the eld… OL14411W
The Leaf Men and the brave good bugs The Leaf Men and the brave good bugs William Joyce When an old woman gets sick and her garden begins to die, the doodle bugs call on the Leaf Men to make things right again. OL14426W
A summer like turnips A summer like turnips LouAnn Bigge Gaeddert While spending his summer vacation at his grandfather's retirement village, Bruce helps Gramps get over the recent death of his wife. OL14864141W
The moon quilt The moon quilt Sunny Warner With her cat in her lap, an old woman makes a quilt, stitching into it the experiences and objects of her life. OL14866380W
Dog days Dog days Buchanan, Paul,Rod Randall,Paul Buchanan Willie Plummet spends the dog days of summer getting to know an elderly neighbor while trying to help his friend Sam care for and sell nine golden retriever puppies. OL14866533W
Lockdown Lockdown Walter Dean Myers When I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody could get in, either.It seems as if… OL14913033W
Hit the road Hit the road Caroline B. Cooney Brit has had her driver's license only 11 days when her parents drop her off to stay at her grandmother's house for two weeks while they go on vacation. Little do they know Brit is headed for a three… OL14921126W
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer in Yongming County, and to her family is just another mouth to feed until she can be married off. But when she is six years old she is brought before the ambit… OL14927217W
The Stray The Stray Dick King-Smith When seventy-five-year-old Henny Hickathrift runs away from the old people's home, she meets five children and their parents who welcome her into their family. OL14991W
Druscilla's Halloween Druscilla's Halloween Sally M. Walker In the time when witches tiptoe about to have their Halloween fun, ancient Druscilla knows her creaking knees will prevent her from being sneaky and sets out to find a silent conveyance for herself, … OL15024295W
Growing old in America Growing old in America Elaine Landau Discusses aspects of growing old in America, such as retirement, senior citizen centers and communities, financial matters, and health problems. OL15040220W
Wing nut Wing nut Mary Jane Auch When twelve-year-old Grady and his mother relocate yet again, they find work taking care of an elderly man, who teaches Grady about cars, birds, and what it means to have a home. OL15043373W
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