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1) Tinkers
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times–bestselling debut novel about memory, consciousness, and our place in the natural world.
An old man lies dying. Confined to bed in his living room, he sees the walls around him begin to collapse, the windows come loose from their sashes, and the ceiling plaster fall off in great chunks, showering him with a lifetime of debris: newspaper clippings, old
...4) Gilead
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1956, toward the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son, sharing the story of his life and explaining how his faith influenced his choices and actions.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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, her cat, and her jack-o-lantern.
10) Night noises
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co
Pub. Date
1989
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Old Lily Laceby dozes by the fire with her faithful dog at her feet as strange night noises herald a surprising awakening.
Author
Series
Madeline Finn volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Madeline Finn trains her dog Star to pass the test to become a therapy dog, she and Star visit Walker Oaks, a retirement community, and Madline meets an sad elderly man in a wheelchair and thinks of what she and Star can do to help him.
14) Verdi
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
Español
Description
A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
17) The retired kid
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
Author
Series
Dragon Slayers' Academy volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wiglaf and his classmates learn to appreciate their elders when a group of retired knights can help them save their school from the world's oldest living dragon, Grizzlegore.
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