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The stories grandma forgot (and how I found them)

Nadine Aisha Jassat

£7.99

‘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, she 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.

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Publish Date: 25/05/2023
ISBN: 9781510111578 Category: Children's Books Tags: Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage), Poetry (Children's / Teenage)
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‘One of those books that truly makes the world a better place.’ Sophie Anderson, author of the House with Chicken Legs


From acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat comes a gripping mystery… “Grandma Farida is losing her memory – 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 supermarket, Nyla wonders if she is ‘time-travelling’ again – the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets.

But when Grandma asks Nyla to find her dad and bring him home, Nyla promises that she will.

As Nyla sets out on her journey, she hopes that uncovering the past will help her to understand the mystery at the heart of her family … and to work out who she is.

A page-turning verse novel about memory and identity, and a bond that soars above all else.

‘A beautiful read about love, family, identity and worth.’ Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear

‘A tender story about the meaning of life and love and loss.’ Katya Balen, author of October, October

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Weight 320 g
Dimensions 200 × 126 × 30 mm
Author

Jassat, Nadine Aisha

Publisher

Orion Children's Books

Imprint

Orion Children's Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

339

Language

English

Edition

|Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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