This was a really powerful read. It is a well-written, family and character-driven middle grade novel. Cassie is dealing with a really difficult situation - her mother has early-set Alzheimer’s. Cassie is dealing with a mother who can’t remember her name, a father trying to hold the family together, and a best friend she’s forgotten. This is a sad but hopeful book. I’d hand this to children who enjoy realistic fiction who aren’t necessarily coercing a happy ending.

This story made me physically ache. Wonderfully written and so unbelievably sad. It outlines what it’s like to be a young child while dealing with a parent who is sick, which is no easy feat and is incredible heartbreaking. I’ve never been affected by dementia in my family, and this was really eye opening about the trials and troubles it causes for everyone involved. I hurt for this little girl and I cried like a baby. I love this book.