Sophie Winslow is eleven almost twelve years old. Sophie Gershowitz is eighty-eight years old. They are neighbors and best friends. Young Sophie loves to go over and chat with her best friend. They help each other in many ways.
When Sophie overhears her parents talking about the elderly woman and the fact that her son is coming to visit, she is worried about what she hears. They say that he is going to take his mother to a doctor who is going to test her cognitive skills. He is concerned that his mother may have dementia.
Sophie immediately begins to research what that means. She is determined to prepare her friend for this test. If she can prep her for the questions the doctor will ask, maybe the son will let her keep living next door and not take her to live near him in Akron.
Author Lois Lowry's new book tells a wonderful, tender story about two unlikely friends. Young Sophie must face the fact that her best friend may be failing and need more assistance than she can offer. While trying to prepare the elderly woman for the test, Sophie learns about her history in the old country and her life as a child during wartime. TREE. TABLE. BOOK. is a must-have for every library and classroom.
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