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The Legendary Wolf by Ammar HabibLike a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo ManyikaWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Protagonists Over 60
342 books — 160 voters
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Di... by Jonas Jonasson
[ATY 2022] Aging, or The Golden Years
213 books — 125 voters

Harold and Maude by Colin HigginsLily by Stevie TurnerScattershot by Richard GoodwinTurtle Tears by J. Suthern HicksGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
Wonderful Old Lady Protagonists
87 books — 58 voters
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia by Pauline G. BossWatching Her Go by Ann ChildressThe 36-Hour Day by Nancy L. MaceDealing with Early-Onset Alzheimer's by Sonia DischerMoojag and the Lost Memories by N.E. McMorran
Best Caregiving Books: Alzheimer's/Dementia and Eldercare
199 books — 58 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Intergenerational Friendships
267 books — 45 voters
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy GilmanMiss Marple by Agatha ChristieThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanGin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher
Senior Sleuths
72 books — 35 voters

Black Indian by Shonda BuchananThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin HenningSpy... for Nobody! by Basel Saneebجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebThe Five Acts of Diego Leon by Alex Espinoza
Diverse Voices: Non-Fiction
123 books — 33 voters
Home, Hearth, and Oreos by J. Suthern HicksThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas JonassonThe Green Mile by Stephen King
Assisted Living Facility, Retirement and Nursing Homes - FICTION
35 books — 22 voters

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodEthan Frome by Edith WhartonAn Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo IshiguroThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Old (Wo)Man Take a Look at Your Life
53 books — 13 voters
The Rocking Chair Rebellion by Eth CliffordGrandpa's Great Escape by David WalliamsWhat About Grandma? by Hadley IrwinAlice with Golden Hair by Eleanor Means HullEscape from Shangri-La by Michael Morpurgo
Nursing Homes in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
102 books — 9 voters

The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultThe Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
Elderly Villains
29 books — 8 voters
Old Man's War by John ScalziRainbows End by Vernor VingeRemnant Population by Elizabeth MoonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelOn Basilisk Station by David Weber
Geriatro-punk
40 books — 7 voters

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai GersteinMy Freedom Trip by Frances and Ginger ParkTrapped! by Robert BurleighMy Dog, My Hero by Betsy ByarsMoses the Kitten by James Herriot
Books for Reading Aloud to Older Readers
101 books — 2 voters
Farmhouse by Sophie BlackallMemoirs of a Tortoise by Devin ScillianDolly! by Robyn McGrathSo Much Snow by Kristen SchroederWhen the Moon Is High by Alice Schertle
More Great Read-Alouds for Older Readers
31 books — 1 voter

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