My high school years were not happy times. I believe the combination of puberty, the death of my grandma and resulting grieving period, and switching school environments all contributed to my depression during those formative high school years. I had been so incapacitated by my grief caused by Grandma’s death and depression about my life situation, in general, that my social skills were frozen at a time they were needed to adapt to the new circumstances in my life. A lovely, poignant memoir about a young girl’s life that takes place in a small rural Pennsylvania village during the explosive sixties. Linda is forced to face the illness of her beloved grandmother who was diagnosed with cancer and comes to live with her family because she could no longer care for herself. This eventually results in her first encounter with death and her struggle with ensuing grief. She also must learn to cope with an abusive home situation and the harassment of peers at school. It offers hope to those who may find themselves in similar situations.
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As a male reader I found myself tearing up as I went thru Linda's life. It was not easy, but yet you have the feeling of Hope, that if she just sticks to it, she will get thru it. The words just jump out at you, and I could not wait to turn the page. I recommend this book to everyone of all ages. It has humor at just the right places. I got the feeling that her life was being directed from above. Excellent Book.
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To be savored over and over again,
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The family drama in Tears for Grandma is truly universal. Linda's family is your family, it's my family, it's our family. Like a long family visit on a cold winter night, this book is to be savored, relished, cherished, and read over and over and over again!
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Heroes are all around us!,
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Proves that you don't have to be a celebrity to lead an extraordinary life. Perhaps, in fact, Tears for Grandma proves just the opposite: I know few celebrities whose lives are as touching, poignant, giving, honest, and loyal as the family members portrayed in this engrossing memoir...
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It was Wednesday, July 29,1964 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tray line, dish room, black uprisings, dog boxes, house through the back door Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viet Nam, Uncle Jay, Aunt Betty, Officer Chatman, Grandma Eward, Uncle John, Mount Pleasant, Lewistown Hospital, Miss Foster, Uncle Clarence, Youth Park, Benny Morris, Logan Street, Martin Luther King, Aunt Daisy, Sammy Fleck, Uncle Jim, United States, Chief Logan High School, Civil Rights, Linda Bishop, Seven Mountains, Anna Mary, Bill Griffith, Black's Hospital New!
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It was Wednesday, July 29,1964 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tray line, dish room, black uprisings, dog boxes, house through the back door Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viet Nam, Uncle Jay, Aunt Betty, Officer Chatman, Grandma Eward, Uncle John, Mount Pleasant, Lewistown Hospital, Miss Foster, Uncle Clarence, Youth Park, Benny Morris, Logan Street, Martin Luther King, Aunt Daisy, Sammy Fleck, Uncle Jim, United States, Chief Logan High School, Civil Rights, Linda Bishop, Seven Mountains, Anna Mary, Bill Griffith, Black's Hospital New!
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