INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Williams, Carol Lynch

If I Forget, You Remember

(3) 4-6 In the summer after she finishes sixth grade, Elyse's life changes dramatically when her grandmother, an Alzheimer's patient, comes to live with Elyse, her sister, and their widowed mother. The not-always-likable narrator, an aspiring writer, records both her embarrassment over Granny's erratic behavior and the emotional trauma of watching a loved one's memories fade. Although the plot is familiar, the story is capably told.

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