If I Forget, You Remember

If I Forget, You Remember by Williams, Carol Lynch. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780440414209.

Sixth grade is over and Elyse Donaldson is ready for a perfect summer. Shes going to read her favorite books and write her first novel. Shes even determined to get along with her older sister, Jordyn. But her plans quickly unravel. Grannys Alzheimers is getting worse. So she moves in with Elyse, Jordyn, and their mom, and the girls watch over her while their mother is at work. Sometimes shes fine, but sometimes she slides into the past and doesnt even recognize Elyse. Its frightening to realize that her beloved grandmother is slowly slipping away. Then Elyse gets involved in a neighborhood newspaper, and her mom starts dating for the first time since her father died. Elyse doesnt think she can stand any more changes, any more loss, but shes a lot stronger than she knows. This is the summer shell learn to stand up for herself and to help the grandmother who has always helped her. From the Hardcover edition.