This Last Adventure
$28.80
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2022
Summary
When Archie’s beloved grandpa is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Archie desperately wants to slow the progression of his grandpa’s memory loss.
Using Grandpa’s old journal entries as inspiration, he creates shared role-playing fantasies with epic quests for them to tackle together—allowing Grandpa to live in the present and stay in touch with his fading memories. But as Grandpa’s condition gradually worsens, Archie must come to terms with what’s happening to his h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781541599284 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1541599284 |
| Author: | Ryan Dalton |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Carolrhoda |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2022 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-14 |
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Critics Review
”[A]n excellent book for students who are close to their grandparents and wonder about Alzheimer’s.“—Children’s Literature
“Dalton sensitively delineates the complexities of loss, hope, and love in this unusually rich and philosophical middle-grade novel.“—The Horn Book Magazine
“This novel sensitively explores difficult issues with hope and warmth, creating believable characters readers will care about.“—School Library Journal
”[W]ill deeply involve—and move—its readers. An important subject and one that, altogether, is well-handled.“—Booklist
Ryan Dalton
Ryan Dalton spends his time thinking up stories when he’s not wearing a cape and fighting crime. He’s a singer, a voiceover artist, a pretty decent amateur chef, and a lover of all things geek. Ryan lives in an invisible spaceship that’s currently hovering over St. Louis, Missouri. He is also the author of the Time Shift Trilogy.
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