old age

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Lifetime passes

2021
". . . a group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the property, the rest of their party is given lifetime passes"--Provided by publisher.

30 lessons for living

tried and true advice from the wisest Americans
2011
Contains advice on life collected from over one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five, discussing marriage, careers, parenting, aging, conduct of life, and happiness.

A doll for grandma

a story about Alzheimer's disease
2020
"Kiera and her grandmother have always been very close, so when Grandma's brain forgets how to remember and she must go to a nursing home, Kiera finds a new way to connect"--Provided by publisher.

Holding on

2022
A young girl spends song-filled summers with her music-loving grandmother in the Philippines, but when her beloved Lola starts slipping into silence and stillness, the girl helps her grandmother hold on with music and the joyful memories the songs bring.

Hanukkah bear

On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.

Old friends

2022
"Marjorie wants a friend who loves the same things she does: baking shows, knitting, and gardening. Someone like Granny. So with a sprinkle of flour in her hair and a spritz of lavender perfume, Marjorie goes undercover to the local Senior Citizens Group"--Provided by publisher.

How to save a superhero

2021
Fifth-grader Addie and two other children who spend afternoons at the Happy Valley retirement community, where their mothers work, investigate whether one of the residents is a superhero.

What a beautiful morning

2016
Every morning, Noah looks forward to his visits with his gradnfather, but one summer, he notices that his grandpa has forgotten how to do the things they love together, but Noah is determined to find a way to connect.

Petey

In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized; sixty years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life.

Eddie Whatever

2021
Thirteen-year-old Eddie's Mitzvah Project takes him to Silver Brook retirement home, where his assumptions about the elderly are upended by a ghost, a thief, long-running disagreements, and unexpected romance.

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