Why Doesn't Grandpa Remember Me?

Why Doesn't Grandpa Remember Me?
Author: Robert Sky Allen Ph.D.
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2022-10-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

A word to parents and grandparentsKids understand more than we may think and often are wise beyond their years. When it comes to dealing with dementia, we likely can learn some valuable lessons from them. Children will be empowered to learn that they are part of the coping process just by being themselves.

Forbidden Flames

Forbidden Flames
Author: Lena Blake
Publisher: Lena Blake
Total Pages: 233
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Forbidden Flames In the world of crime, love is the ultimate danger. Lorcan, known as "The Irish Bomb," is the ruthless right-hand man of the Irish Syndicate, feared for his volatile temper and brutal tactics. When his grandfather, the legendary ex-Pakhan Ruslan, tasks him with finding a missing Russian mafia princess, Lorcan expects just another mission. But the fiery bond that ignites between him and the innocent Taisiya is anything but ordinary. Taisiya, a young woman who once dreamed of becoming a nun, finds her world shattered after a harrowing ordeal. Rescued by Lorcan, she struggles to piece together her lost memories, finding solace only in the arms of her dangerous savior. Their connection is undeniable, but with two powerful mafia families ready to tear them apart, their love could spark a war that no one can control. Forbidden Flames is a gripping tale of forbidden love, fierce loyalty, and unstoppable passion. Dive into this dark and seductive romance where every kiss could be their last, and every secret could be their undoing. Perfect for fans of mafia romance, enemies-to-lovers, and intense, heart-pounding drama, Forbidden Flames will leave you breathless and begging for more.

What's Happening to Grandpa?

What's Happening to Grandpa?
Author: Maria Shriver
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2008-11-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316049212

Kate has always adored her grandpa's storytelling - but lately he's been repeating the same stories again and again. One day, he even forgets Kate's name. Her mother's patient explanations open Kate's eyes to what so many of the elderly must confront: Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory loss. Determined to support her grandfather, Kate explores ways to help him - and herself - cope by creating a photo album of their times together, memories that will remain in their hearts forever.

The Remember Balloons

The Remember Balloons
Author: Jessie Oliveros
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2018-08-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 148148916X

A 2019 Schneider Family Award Honor Book! What’s Happening to Grandpa meets Up in this tender, sensitive picture book that gently explains the memory loss associated with aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s. James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad when he was young and Grandma when they were married. Grandpa has balloons about camping and Aunt Nelle’s poor cow. Grandpa also has a silver balloon filled with the memory of a fishing trip he and James took together. But when Grandpa’s balloons begin to float away, James is heartbroken. No matter how hard he runs, James can’t catch them. One day, Grandpa lets go of the silver balloon—and he doesn’t even notice! Grandpa no longer has balloons of his own. But James has many more than before. It’s up to him to share those balloons, one by one.

Creative Engagement

Creative Engagement
Author: Rachael Wonderlin
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1421437287

Anyone who cares for someone living with dementia will gain valuable knowledge from this compassionate book.

Am I Like My Daddy?

Am I Like My Daddy?
Author: Marcy Blesy
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692036501

Join seven-year-old Grace on her journey through coping with the loss of her father while learning about the different ways that people grieve the loss of a loved one. In the process of learning about who her father was through the eyes of others, she learns about who she is today because of her father's personality and love. Am I Like My Daddy? is a book designed to help children who are coping with the loss of a loved one. Children are encouraged to express through journaling what may be so difficult to express through everyday conversation. Am I Like My Daddy? teaches about loss through reflection.Am I Like My Daddy? is an important book in the children's grief genre. Many books in this genre deal with the time immediately after a loved one dies. This book focuses on years after the death, when a maturing child is reprocessing his or her grief. New questions arise in the child's need to fill in those memory gaps.

Then Sings My Soul

Then Sings My Soul
Author: Philip D. Smith
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1490835903

Then Sings My Soul is a gritty, humorous, and ultimately loving story of a family shaken to the core by the death of their father. Cora and her children continue to struggle seven years after their father was killed during the D-Day invasion. Cora works two jobs in the oil town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She's a waitress at the refinery diner and on her off days is employed as a domestic. Her eldest, Josh, works for the railroad by day and dreams of a baseball career at night. Her second son, Bobby, has just graduated high school and taken a job at a filling station. Sarah, only fourteen, goes to school, takes care of the home and looks after her six-year-old sister, Jonda. As her children spiral out of control, Cora undergoes a dreadful experience that could wreck the only thing she has left her faith. And so begins one of the most captivating and enthralling stories you will ever read.

S.A.S.S.

S.A.S.S.
Author: John Limeberry
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2015-10-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1478763639

Sixteen-year-old Molly Erickson is beginning to believe in love after death. A ghost hunting aficionado and amateur author, she has recently suffered the loss of her mother to cancer. However, a sequence of mysterious events has led her to consider the possibility that the spirit of her mother may be visiting and attempting to comfort her. This only intensifies her interest in the hereafter. Molly, along with her best friends, Shandi and Beth, form S.A.S.S. (The Spirit And Specter Sisterhood) in an attempt to find if there is any truth behind Molly’s sensations. Added to the mix is Molly’s green-eyed love interest: a new boy at school, Seth, who happens to be “sensitive” to the spirits of those recently departed. Seth is dealing with demons of his own; a family embarrassed by his sensitivity and an athletic twin brother who makes him feel inadequate. Is Molly’s mother really beckoning from the beyond? Could an evil entity be masking itself in a friendly façade? Or, has Molly’s mind simply been pushed past the point of reason by the loss she has suffered? It’s up to S.A.S.S. to find the answers in this twisting tale of friendship, romance, and the search for eternal love.

The Card Squad

The Card Squad
Author: The Card Squad
Publisher: eBooks2go
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2023-09-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 195701394X

Ever feel like something suspicious is going on? Eleven-year-old Jake sure does! He just knows his cousins Max and Alexandra are trying to steal his grandfather Peter’s rare baseball card collection. Now, Jake is on a topsy-turvy mission to prove it. The problem is that his grandfather has lost his memory to Alzheimer’s and, unless his new drug trial somehow miraculously helps, it’s not coming back. So what’s a boy to do, especially when his parents don’t believe him? Turn to his lovably strange friends – genius Brit, mischief maker Rowdy and computer whiz Noah – to help solve this crime before it’s too late!