SENIOR LIFE

 

Books for Teens

Funerals and fly fishing
Funerals and fly fishing
by Bartek, Mary

The summer after sixth grade, Brad Stanislawski travels to Pennsylvania by himself to visit the grandfather he has never met before, and overcomes some of the preconceived ideas he has gotten from his mother.

Granny the Pag
Granny the Pag
by Bawden, Nina

Originally abandoned by her actor parents who later attempt to gain custody, Cat wages a spirited campaign to decide her own fate and remain with her grandmother.

On pointe
On pointe
by Grover, Lorie Ann.

In this novel written in free verse, Clare and her grandfather must deal with changes in their lives when Clare's summer growth spurt threatens to end her dream of becoming a ballet dancer and her grandfather suffers a stroke.

Dancing in Cadillac light
Dancing in Cadillac light
by Holt, Kimberly Willis.

In 1968, eleven-year-old Jaynell's life in the town of Moon, Texas, is enlivened when her eccentric Grandpap comes to live with her family.

Snap
Snap
by McGhee, Alison

Eleven-year-old Edwina confronts old and new challenges when her longtime best friend Sally faces the inevitable death of the grandmother who raised her.

The graduation of Jake Moon
The graduation of Jake Moon
by Park, Barbara.

Fourteen-year-old Jake recalls how he has spent the last four years of his life watching his grandfather descend slowly but surely into the horrors of Alzheimer's disease.

House of sports
House of sports
by Russo, Marisabina.

Through a series of triumphs and tragedies at home, at school, and on the basketball court, plus time reluctantly spent with his elderly grandmother, twelve-year-old Jim Malone learns that there is a lot more to life than basketball.

If I forget, you remember
If I forget, you remember
by Williams, Carol Lynch.

Twelve-year-old Elyse's plan to write an award-winning novel during the summer is interrupted when her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease, moves in with the family.

Ribbons
Ribbons
by Yep, Laurence.

A promising young ballet student cannot afford to continue lessons when her Chinese grandmother emigrates from Hong Kong, creating jealousy and conflict among the entire family.

The case of the Goblin Pearls
The case of the Goblin Pearls
by Yep, Laurence.

Lily and her aunt, a Chinese American movie actress, join forces to solve the theft of some priceless pearls and stop the operator of a sweatshop in San Francisco's Chinatown.