The Helpline

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Germaine Johnson doesn't need friends. She has her work. Until an incident at her company leaves her jobless -- and there are very few openings for senior mathematicians with zero people skills. Germaine secures a position at City Hall answering calls on the Senior Citizens Helpline. But the mayor has a secret project for Germaine involving the troublemakers at the senior citizens center and their feud with the neighboring golf club. The mayor wants the senior center closed down. But when Germaine gets to know the group of elderly rebels, they open her eyes to a life outside of numbers and for the first time ever, Germaine realizes she may have miscalculated.