old age

After much deliberation, a young girl finally decides on the perfect present for her special friend, an old lady who has suddenly gone blind.

Fourteen-year-old Faye, an African American living in 1984 Brooklyn, New York, copes with her mother's abuse by stealing with her friends, but when robbing an elderly woman almost turns to murder, she gains an opportunity to learn new truths about life.

A young girl's attempt to retrieve her ball from her grouchy, old neighbor's yard changes the way they feel about each other.

Ten-year-old twins Jimmy and Stella start a campaign to save their dying small town (population 49) by restoring the amazing hippomobile, an old-fashioned vehicle made out of a horse wagon.

Wiglaf and his classmates come to appreciate their elders when they learn that only a group of retired knights can save their school.

The Christmas after her parents' death, Emily wants no gift but to see the wonderful doll of her grandmother's employer, Mrs. Bigley, but the old woman, who has also experienced a terrible loss, will not allow a child near her treasured heirloom, until Emily decides to take matters into her own hands.

Inspired by a beautiful web created by Sam the spider, Violet Anne shares some of her favorite memories with her great-granddaughter.

An elderly uncle given to occasional bouts of confusion causes the Andersons to wonder if they are able to care for him or if he should be sent to a nursing home.

A small boy tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.