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Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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.
2) Emma
Author
Publisher
Dell Publishing
Pub. Date
[1993], c1980
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Motivated by a birthday gift, a 72-year-old woman begins to paint.
4) Petey
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
Author
Series
Cul-de-sac kids volume 3
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Eric wants to find out about the old man who has moved in next door, so he and the other Cul-de-sac Kids decide to pay him a Christmas visit.
9) Humbug
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When eight-year old Cora is sent to stay next door with the seemingly pleasant woman called Aunt Sunday, she is tormented by Aunt Sunday's mean-spirited, deceitful daughter, but finds an ally in Aunt Sunday's elderly mother.
10) Wildflower tea
Author
Publisher
Green Tiger Press
Pub. Date
1993
Description
Throughout the summer and early fall, an old man goes out and gathers a variety of flowers and herbs until the time comes to make his special tea.
12) The retired kid
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Description
In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love and in the process learn many things about "the real ties that bind" people to one another.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While enjoying autumn weather and activities, Mr. Putter, realizing how much he misses going to school, takes his cat Tabby, their adventurous neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her cake-loving dog Zeke to "Show and Tell."
20) If you find this
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
When the grandfather he never knew is released from prison suffering from dementia, eleven-year-old Nicholas, a mathematical and musical genius, tries to save the family's home by helping search for heirlooms Grandpa claims to have buried.
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