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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
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 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
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
Old friends Old friends Lynne Barasch A very old woman misses all her friends who have died, especially her best friend Anna, until she meets a little dog in front of her apartment. OL15060034W
Mr. Putter & Tabby spill the beans Mr. Putter & Tabby spill the beans Cynthia Rylant Although he would rather be sipping an ice cream soda, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby attend a cooking class with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke, where they learn 100 ways to cook beans. OL15072877W
The tale of the wee old woman The tale of the wee old woman Elsa Beskow There is a little old woman in a little cottage. A little cat comes in the cottage and drinks her milk. OL1515387W
Soup for supper Soup for supper Phyllis Root A wee small woman catches a giant taking the vegetables from her garden and finds that they can share both vegetable soup and friendship. OL15273754W
John Belushi is dead John Belushi is dead Kathy Charles Seventeen-year-old Hilda Swann and her friend Benji spend their days in Los Angeles visiting scenes of celebrity deaths and suicides, but when they meet Hank, an elderly recluse who seems to have som… OL15586834W
Nothing stays the same forever Nothing stays the same forever Gail Radley Twelve-year-old Carrie, who wants to be an artist, is concerned about her widowed father's upcoming marriage and the future of an elderly friend. OL15821648W
Senior moments are murder Senior moments are murder Mike Befeler Imagine waking up in a place you didn't recognize, not remembering anything from the day before and then finding a dead body. Cantankerous octogenarian Paul Jacobson must solve a series of murders wh… OL16190680W
The Lilith summer The Lilith summer Hadley Irwin A 12-year-old girl relates her experiences during the summer she spends as a companion to a 77-year-old woman. OL1662925W
The voice from the Mendelsohn's maple The voice from the Mendelsohn's maple Mary C. Ryan Penny's expectations of a long boring summer are exploded when she meets an elderly, practically naked, woman in a tree and soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving the Beacon Manor Senior… OL17744053W
God is in the pancakes God is in the pancakes Robin Epstein Fifteen-year-old Grace, having turned her back on religion when her father left, now finds herself praying for help with her home and love life, and especially with whether she should help a beloved … OL18167852W
Old people, frogs, and Albert Old people, frogs, and Albert Nancy Hope Wilson Fourth-grader Albert is afraid of the old people at the nursing home near his school, until he goes to visit Mr. Spear, the elderly man who has helped him with his reading. OL1883074W
Aging Aging Edward Edelson Surveys issues dealing with the process of aging, including the difference between generations in both physical and mental capacities and the treatment of the elderly. OL1954447W
If My Moon Was Your Sun: with CD audiobook and music If My Moon Was Your Sun: with CD audiobook and music Andreas Steinhöfel 75 pages : 22 cm + OL19638133W
The dark flood rises The dark flood rises Margaret Drabble Francesca Stubbs has an extremely full life. A highly regarded expert on housing for the elderly who is herself getting on in age, she drives "restlessly round England," which is "her last love . . .… OL19715143W
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