The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them)
Nadine Aisha Jassat, Nadine Aisha Jassat
Subjects
- Poetry - rhyme, rhythm and rap
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
From an award-winning poet comes a gripping mystery. ""Grandma Farida has Alzheimer's - but I'm going to help her remember a huge secret..."" Twelve-year-old Nyla's dad died when she was four, or that's what she's been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the local supermarket, Nyla wonders if Grandma is simply ""time travelling"" again - the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But Grandma is Nyla's best friend and when she asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him home, Nyla decides to make a brand new promise to her Grandma: to find him. As Nyla turns detective and sets out on a journey through her family's past to try and find the truth, she also hopes that uncovering important stories will help her understand who she is, and where she fits in the world ... A riveting audiobook in verse about the power of memory and story-telling, and an unbreakable bond between a grandmother and granddaughter. (P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Reviews
This book is very interesting and my favourite character in the book is Jack Cappleman. I would recommend this book to someone because it has a very good moral lesson.
Doctor Switch Haystack 02.08.2024
The Stories Grandma Forgot (and how I found them) is the first book I’ve ever read by Nadine Aisha Jassat. The fact that Nyla’s grandma has Alzheimer’s and struggles remembering things is a subject that’s very close to my heart because my great grandma also has Alzheimer’s (dementia). I think a lot of people can relate to this and possibly have a family member who forgets things often, so this makes the book very relatable. Nyla sets out on an adventure to uncover who she really is. She meets a couple people along the way and finds out a huge family secret! The Stories Grandma Forgot (and how I found them) is a page-turning verse novel about memory and identity, and a bond that soars above all else. The book has 339 pages, and I’d recommend it to anyone 8+(just because it might be harder for younger readers to fully understand dementia /Alzheimer’s) who likes a book about a sweet family bond, friends, and a little bit of mystery (as you really don’t know what will happen next)! Happy reading!!! ~
Dame Pinky Pumpernickel 25.07.2024
