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1) Tinkers
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
191 p. ; 18 cm.
Description
An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of his impoverished New England youth.
2) Gilead
Author
Series
Description
In 1956, toward the end of Rev. John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears. This is also the tale of wisdom forged during his solitary life and how history lives through generations, pervasively present even when betrayed and forgotten.
5) My grandpa
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
An elderly grandfather bear and his adoring grandson share a special relationship.
7) Shroud
Author
Series
Alexander Cleave trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
257 p. ; 25 cm.
8) Verdi
Author
Formats
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.
11) Kindred souls
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
119 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it.
13) Ancient light
Author
Series
Alexander Cleave trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
287 p. ; 23 cm.
14) Grave secrets
Author
Series
Deadtime stories (Reissued) volume 1
Formats
Description
Amanda maintains a pet cemetery in her backyard where she buries her dead pets, but when she and her friends prepare to bury a dead squirrel they find a grave with a doll in it, a discovery with links to a scary elderly neighbor.
15) The Grannyman
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Simon the cat is so old that most of his parts have stopped working, but just when he is ready to breathe his last breath, his family brings home a new kitten for him to raise.
Author
Series
Formats
Description
In this entry, the fourth of the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series, crotchety octogenarian Paul Jacobson becomes involved in a series of crimes while struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss. On a honeymoon cruise to Alaska with his bride, Paul must deal with mayhem, missing people, and murder. He has to use all his geezer resources to solve a case of international intrigue.
18) The stone angel
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Ninety-year-old Hagar Shipley, in a final struggle for independence, escapes from her nursing home and tries to come to terms with her tumultuous past.
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