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Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is, well, in a little trouble of late. She's elderly, sure, but she's always been on her game, the best friend any girl struggling to fit in could ever have. The Sophies drink tea, have strong opinions about pretty much everything, and love each other dearly. Now it seems the elder Sophie is having memory problems, burning teakettles, and forgetting just about everything....
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Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Amber McBride explores being young and Black in America in this middle-grade novel about a boy dealing with his mother's descent into early-onset dementia, set amid the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
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English
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At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
"What does it mean to be fully alive? Magic blends with reality in a stunning coming-of-age novel about a girl, a grandfather, wanderlust, and reclaiming your roots. "Things are only impossible if you stop to think...
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Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ten-year-old Sunny Williams is resilient--she knows this because it's what her beloved grandma, Nanna, always tells her. So when Nanna is put into a care home after her memory loss issues get worse and social workers intend to put Sunny and her seven-year-old brother, Miles, into a foster home, she takes charge and hatches a plan for them to avoid getting split up. Luckily, Sunny also realizes Nanna has left her a message in the form of their favorite...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Danna Mendoza Villarreal's grandfather is slowly losing himself as his memories fade, and Danna's not sure her plan to help him remember through the foods he once reviewed will be enough to bring him back. Especially when her own love of food makes her complicated relationship with her mother even more difficult. Raúl Santos has been lost ever since his mother was wrongly incarcerated two years ago. Playing guitar for the elderly has been his only...
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Publisher
Windmill Books, an imprint of Rosen Pubishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Grandpa Forgets is a beautifully simple story about caring for an elderly relative affected by dementia. It will resonate with anyone familiar with this condition and also looks at the positive aspects of life which remain"--
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Elijah loves spending time with his grandma Eleanor. She knows all the best words to answer tricky crossword puzzles and to tell the most beautiful stories to her family and friends. Everyone calls her 'Never Forget Eleanor' because she remembers every word she reads and person she meets. Lately though, Elijah has started to notice Grandma Eleanor forgetting little things. So when Grandma Eleanor doesn't show up for her Saturday story session, Elijah...
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Maisie feels that she has enough complications in her life: her actor uncle has moved in with her family while he recovers from an accident and her father is not pleased, her grandmother is slipping into dementia but wants to remarry, her mom has been laid off, and her best friend Cyrus, with whom she spends Saturdays watching classic movies, has revealed that he is gay--but Gary, the boy he has a crush on, seems more attracted to...
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Running Press Kids, an iinprint of Running Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Every morning is beautiful when Noah visits his Grandparents. When Grandpa and Noah wake up, they take off singing and hardly stop: walking the dog, splashing through puddles, and eating French toast with cinnamon. But one summer Grandpa seems to have forgotten how to do the things they love. Does he even know who Noah is? Grandma steps in energetically, filling in as best she can. But it is Noah who finds the way back to something he can share...
11) Far out!
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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In 1964 in Totter, Texas, Magnolia Jean Crook--an aspiring detective and a firm believer in UFOs--is desperate to protect her grandmother Mimi against accusations of theft, especially when Mimi's recent memory lapses may signal something serious.--
12) One thing stolen
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Nadia Cara is in Florence, Italy with her family because her professor father is researching the 1966 flood, but Nadia herself is in trouble--she has turned into a kleptomaniac and she feels detached from everything, except for an elusive Italian boy whom no one but herself has seen.
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Series
Kids in Mrs. Z's class volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Poppy Song joined Mrs. Z's third-grade class at Curiosity Academy, she knew just how to connect with her classmates: sweets! Her beloved grandmother Po Po used to own her own bakery, and Poppy has inherited Po Po's gift for making pineapple buns, egg tarts, and other sweets, which she gladly shares with the other kids in Mrs. Z's class. Poppy Song must navigate both a tricky candy recipe and her grandmother's increasing forgetfulness.
14) Chasing stars
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Series
Publisher
Jolly Fish Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A twelve-year-old girl struggles to adapt to big changes when her grandfather with dementia moves in, her parents become too busy, and her once-close sister prepares to move out"--
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Grandpa Monty gets things a bit muddled these days--he put a chicken in the washing machine, roasted a sweater, and ironed a piece of fish! When he moves in with his son's family, 7-year-old grandson Oscar tries to help Grandpa Monty remember things, not always with the best results. A gentle and humorous look at dealing with dementia in the family.
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Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In "War at the Snow White Motel," Rex and his family are vacationing in Vermont. A thoughtless act launches him into war with an older teenager at their motel, but a much bigger conflict -- the Vietnam War -- looms large on the horizon. Ant wants to join the #FridaysForFuture movement -- and impressing the new girl at school is only one good reason why. Joseph and Danny are determined to right an old wrong, no matter the consequences. Michel takes...
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Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Making meatballs for Grandpa, who no longer remembers much but loves to help cook, a little girl and her Grandma find cooking together makes more than just a meal as they prepare a savory Italian dinner, in this sensory-rich picture book about food, family and heritage.
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Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl lives next door to Mr Mornington, who has played saxophone all over the world. These days, he's a bit tired of all that travelling, so now he plays it just for her. Together, they have a favourite song: one that conjures up memories of all their favorite things. But when Mr Mornington moves into a nursing home, his young friend wonders if he'll be able to remember her - or any of his favorite things at all... perhaps there's something...
20) The memory jar
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Publisher
Young Dragons, an imprint of Roan & Weatherford Publishing Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Amelia's grandmother doesn't remember her because she has dementia, but Amelia is determined to find a way to help. She knows that if she can get her grandmother to talk about the stories she's told Amelia over the years, then it will help bring the memories back and make all of them happy. Amelia comes up with a clever plan to assist her grandmother... but will it be enough?"--Provided by publisher.
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