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Feb 12, 2019 | ISBN 9781524765514 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Feb 20, 2018 | ISBN 9781524765491 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Feb 20, 2018 | ISBN 9781524765507 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Feb 12, 2019 | ISBN 9781524765514 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Feb 20, 2018 | ISBN 9781524765491 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Feb 20, 2018 | ISBN 9781524765507 | Middle Grade (8-12)
For fans of Counting by 7s and Fish in a Tree, a touching story about the power of love and family in the face of a parent’s early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Foster Sumner is ten years old. He likes toy soldiers, tadpole hunting, going to school, and the beach. Best of all, he likes listening to his dad’s stories.But then Foster’s dad starts forgetting things. No one is too worried at first. Foster and Dad giggle about it. Dad goes out for milk and comes back with cat food, when the cat has been dead for five years. But then the forgetting gets worse. And suddenly no one is laughing anymore.A heartbreaking story about what it means to forget and to be forgotten, as well as the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s and the strong families behind those who suffer from it.“Heartbreakingly realistic.” —SLJ“Touchell presents honest, believable characters in this heart-wrenching account of one family’s attempt to cope with an unexpected life-altering event.” —Bulletin“Heartwarming, heartbreaking and honest…a great family read.” —The Monitor
Dianne Touchell was born and raised in Fremantle, Western Australia. She has worked as a fry cook, a nightclub singer, a housekeeper, a bookseller, and manager of a construction company. Sometimes she has time to write books for young people,… More about Dianne Touchell
“Heartbreakingly realistic.”—School LIbrary Journal“Touchell presents honest, believable characters in this heart-wrenching account of one family’s attempt to cope with an unexpected life-altering event. Foster’s naïveté makes him sympathetic to young readers.” —Bulletin“Heartwarming, heartbreaking and honest…a great family read.” —The Monitor“Touchell’s sentences are worth studying, a reminder of the power of a well-chosen word.”—Middle Grade Mafioso“Spot on…Sumner’s actions and reactions get to the heart of a ten-year-old.” —Kiss the Book Reviews
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