The God of Grandma Forever Book

Ninety-three-year-old Grandma Forever has not always lived with Maria and her parents. Before she came, the attic had more or less belonged to Maria. She and her friend Jacob had played there for hours. Maria had often gone there alone to think and to clear her head. So when her grandmother moves in, Maria is very disappointed. Aside from taking up Maria s precious private space, Grandma Forever is not always nice to her granddaughter. She s a cranky old lady with an eccentric streak and hypochondriacal tendencies. Nonetheless, Maria grows to love her and her Bible stories; she even tries to listen in on Grandma s religious radio programs. When Grandma Forever dies after a few months, Maria discovers that she misses her grandma very much, and she finally comes to terms with their differences and similarities.

VOYA

I think this book should be for teens thirteen and older because it is a complex story. You don't always know what is real and what is not. Is Grandma Bedstone really answering or is Maria just imagining it? The book is also odd because Grandma Forever is such a crab but she tells interesting Bible stories that change Maria's life. The book is unpredictable and I've never read anything else like it. VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8). 2001, Front Street, 112p, $14.95. Ages 11 to 14. Reviewer: Miriam Levy, Teen Reviewer