# Books about old age assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _old age_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/old-age
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore old age

- [Janell Cannon](https://readinglist.school/author/janell-cannon)
- [Judith Byron Schachner](https://readinglist.school/author/judith-byron-schachner)

## old age canon

- [Peppermints in the Parlor](https://readinglist.school/book/peppermints-in-the-parlor) by Barbara Brooks Wallace _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Grannyman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grannyman) by Judith Byron Schachner _(Grades K–3)_
- [Verdi](https://readinglist.school/book/verdi) by Janell Cannon _(Grades 3–5)_

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