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Early Winter

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I really enjoyed this book. The author explores in a meaningful, interesting way the effects of Alzheimer's as it effects an eleven year old boy's grandfather. My own father suffered from a stroke and the reaction of the family members in the story reflected many of the feelings my own children had/have. With an aging population, it is hard to imagine that a young reader wouldn't find meaning in the story, although there is enough action to carry through even if the conflict is not one familiar to the reader.

Young Timothy wants to prove that his grandfather is fine and that he doesn't have to go into a nursing home. He suggests he and his grandfather go camping and fishing and together they seek to borrow his grandfather's old truck camper from the veterinarian who purchased Grandpa's veterinary business. Timothy figures this trip would prove to his mother, stepfather and grandmother that his grandfather can take care of himself and that he really is okay. Timothy learns some hard lessons.

What a wonderful story! A quick read. I could definitely imagine this as a made-for-television story.

Is it a story for the young? Yes except it does talk about the male genitalia (in reference to bear) (but then his grandfather was a veterinarian).

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