Trudy
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature
ISBN-10
1571316590
ISBN-13
9781571316592
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Imprint
Milkweed Editions
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 6th, 2005
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
234 grams
Dimensions
13.50 x 20.30 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories
Ksh 1,050.00
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Trudy''s having a hard time at school: math class isn''t going well, and her best friend, the one she pinky-swore she would always be friends with, has found a new group to hang out with. To top things off, her parents are old — really old — and while she loves them with all her heart, she dislikes it when other people mistake them for her grandparents. When Trudy''s father starts acting strangely, Trudy and her mother can''t figure out what the problem is. But when he forgets to pick Trudy up from school and starts to put groceries away in the wrong place, they decide to take him to the doctor. Once Trudy''s father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer''s, Trudy and her mother are faced with some tough decisions.
This is a touching, beautifully told story that young people relate to, particularly those who have parents or grandparents dealing with an illness. Trudy’s challenges and her strength in dealing with them make her a heroine with whom young readers identify.
This is a touching, beautifully told story that young people relate to, particularly those who have parents or grandparents dealing with an illness. Trudy’s challenges and her strength in dealing with them make her a heroine with whom young readers identify.
Trudy’s parents are older than other kids’ parents. As she enters middle school, Ma and Pop are in their sixties and seventies—so old, in fact, that most people mistake them for her grandparents. As if that isn’t complicated enough, Trudy’s also having a hard time at school. Math class isn’t going so well, and Ashley—who she pinky-swore she would always be best friends with—has ditched her for a new crowd. Life at Benavidez Middle School is certainly an adjustment. As the school year goes on, she finds a new best friend, the straight-talking Roshanda; has her first serious crush on a boy; and gets used to life with lockers and class schedules. But just when things are getting better at school, Trudy and Ma notice that Pop is acting funny—he forgets to pick Trudy up from school and starts to put groceries away in the bathroom. Soon, Trudy and her mother embark on a quest to find out what is wrong. Told in a voice that is honest and pure, Trudy tells the story of an eleven-year-old girl who is growing up while her beloved Pop, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, slips away.
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