INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Touchell, Dianne

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(4) 4-6 Ten-year-old Foster is confused as his funny, charming father becomes increasingly forgetful. Finally, the family has to accept a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. It's a useful topic, but the story's sadness is relentless as unsympathetic family members and friends compound the difficulties and Foster's overwhelmed mother struggles to see her son's pain through her own. The ending, thankfully, provides a measure of hope.

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