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A little girl, Georgie, visits her grandfather in the nursing home where he is suffering from memory loss, and manages to reconnect with him when they make newspaper hats for everyone.

Eli the dog has been with Astrid since she was a baby, and now that Eli's getting older and slowing down, Astrid wants to make fun memories with him, but knows what's most important to Eli is the time he spends with Astrid.

Samantha's journal relates a boring visit to her grandmother's condominium that takes an unexpected turn when she, Gram, Gram's friend Mimi, and Mimi's grandson Brandon set out across Florida for a seniors' karaoke contest. Includes recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

To relieve the boredom of a long, hot summer, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby join their fun-loving neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her mischievous dog Zeke on an adventurous sightseeing boat cruise.

"For Felicia, the days spent making meatballs for Grandpa are some of the best ever! Grandpa no longer remembers much, but he loves to help cook. Grandma and Felicia know just what to do so that they'll get the perfect sizzle, tang, and magic in their mouths. But Felicia also knows that cooking together makes more than a meal--sometimes it even helps Grandpa remember. Together they get their hands dirty and make the savory meal of spaghetti and meatballs...

"A story about the beginning of a friendship between two different generations (a young boy and his elderly neighbor) and looks at what each has to teach the other during an outing to document a snowy owl in the woods behind their houses"--

After moving with her mother and deaf brother to Grandma's small Georgia town in the 1960s, Alice copes with feelings of isolation by befriending the elderly black woman who lives next door.