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New Challenges for Grandparents March 5, 2019 
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Ramping Up: The Problem That Went Deeper Than We Knew March 18, 2019 
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Cinema
Redwood Highway- 2013, USA, 90 min. Prickly Marie (Shirley Knight) has reluctantly settled into comfortable isolation in a retirement community, content to live a life of cantankerous indifference. Then her soon-to-be-wed granddaughter… …
All About Eve- One of the true classics of American cinema. This backstage drama is as tart and smart and relevant as it was during its initial release in 1950. …
Fiction
The Housekeeper and the Professor- Translated from Japanese, so elegant and spare that it’s quite remarkable, this novella should not be missed. Neither main character is ever named. …
The Dollhouse: A Novel- Aspiring career women of the 1950s often left home to attend secretarial school or to seek jobs in New York City. The times called for young, unmarried women to live… …
Nonfiction
The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss- After heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, the “poor little rich girl” of the infamous 1940s’ child custody battle, has a life-threatening illness at 91, her son Anderson Cooper, the CNN news correspondent,… …
Bettyville: A Memoir- George Hodgman is an urbane and sophisticated gay man, blissfully separated from his upbringing in Paris, MO. …
Children’s Books
A Gift from Abuela- The day Niña is born is one of the happiest of Abuela’s life. She adores having a granddaughter. As Niña grows, the pair spends much time together. …
The Orphan Boy- This Maasai tale from Africa is about a magical secret that will be ruined if found out—and the consuming curiosity to discover it anyway. …