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Reviewed on May 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–7—Elderly Honora Lee lives in the Santa Lucia rest home. Suffering from dementia, she rarely recognizes her granddaughter when she visits. But Honora's pithy comments, old-fashioned sayings, and bossing of the other residents intrigue and amuse Perry, who decides to create an alphabet book that will bring some order and understanding to the residents. Her book becomes an "ACB"—a lovingly drawn, mixed-up alphabet reflecting th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Nine-year-old Perry, an only child, spends Thursday afternoons with her grandmother, Honora Lee, who lives at the Santa Lucia nursing h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
