So many issues are covered within this book. The heartbreak of coming to terms with a grandparents alzheimers, the issues of adoption and the conflicts of war.
Alex, who has been adopted and has hidden his own memories of the trauma he has suffered in Bosnia. When his Grandfather deteriorates to the point where he is going to be sent to a home, Alex decides to try to help him by making a memory book. However, as Alex begins to gather pictures from the past he also begins to uncover some family secrets.
This book is thought provoking and very moving. The relationships are very realistic, the sibling rivalry and Alex's love for his Grandfather are developed well. The family tension throughout is portrayed realistic throughout the book and you find yourself wishing Alex's parents could see what was going on because he has already been through enough in Bosnia.
This is a fantastic debut all the children who have read it so far have said how much they have enjoyed it.
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