PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Ryan Dalton spends his time thinking up stories when he's not wearing a cape and fighting crime. He's a singer, a voiceover artist, a pretty decent amateur chef, and a lover of all things geek. Ryan lives in an invisible spaceship that's currently hovering over St. Louis, Missouri. He is also the author of the Time Shift Trilogy.
'Grandpa didn't recognize me today.' This heartbreaking statement opens Dalton's tale of 13-year-old Archie, whose beloved grandfather has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. No longer able to ignore the symptoms, Archie is desperate to retard Grandpa's memory loss. That's when he remembers the fantasy adventures they used to share and decides to revive them. Soon the two are battling dragons, but the success of this strategy only temporary. In the meantime, Archie and his friends are given a major school assignment: write an essay and mount a display about their future. Archie secretly hopes that his future might involve lovely Desta, on whom he has a major crush, but he is afraid to make a move. As for the assignment, he hasn't a clue what topic to choose. What does he want to make of his life? And what to make of this book? Its first half is rather tepid, but it is redeemed by a dramatic second half that will deeply involve--and move--its readers. An important subject and one that, altogether, is well-handled.--Booklist -- Journal (2/15/2022 12:00:00 AM)
