The Memory Keeper, Jennifer Camiccia
The Memory Keeper, Jennifer Camiccia
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The Memory Keeper

Author: Jennifer Camiccia

Narrator: Lexi Mae

Unabridged: 6 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/22/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Fish in a Tree meets The Thing About Jellyfish in this heartfelt middle grade debut about long-buried secrets, the power of memory, and the bond between a girl and her grandmother.

All Lulu Carter wants is to be seen. But her parents are lost in their own worlds, and Lulu has learned the hard way that having something as rare as HSAM—the ability to remember almost every single moment in her life—won't make you popular in school.

At least Lulu has Gram, who knows the truth about Lulu's memory and loves her all the more for it. But Gram has started becoming absentminded, and the more lost she gets, the more she depends on Lulu . . . until Lulu realizes her memory holds the very key to fixing Gram's forgetfulness. Once Lulu learns that trauma can cause amnesia, all she needs to do to cure Gram is hunt down that painful moment in Gram's life.

With her friends Olivia and Max, Lulu digs into Gram's mysterious past. But they soon realize some secrets should stay buried, and Lulu wonders if she ever knew Gram at all. It's up to Lulu to uncover the truth before the only person who truly sees her slips away.

About Jennifer Camiccia

Jennifer Camiccia has lived in the wilds of Los Angeles, where she wrote her first book at the tender age of five; Iran, where she developed a fear of camels and a fondness for pistachios; Hawaii, with its balmy breezes and memories of learning to swim; and the San Francisco Bay Area, where she now lives with her children and husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

Three things I loved about this book: 1) All the brain and memory facts woven into the narrative with a bonus brain diagram at the beginning. 2) Family is valued in words and deeds. 3) The addition of Russian language and a bit of culture. This book is on the short list for the Missouri Mark Twain A......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

Very sweet story of a girl and her grandmother. Lulu remembers everything while her grandmother is beginning to forget things. Interwoven brilliantly in this story is information about the brain and how it works. Very clever! This book will make an awesome addition to a classroom library.......more

Goodreads review by Lana

I wish I had read this book sooner as I love stories with a strong grandmotherly character. Lulu lives with her family which includes her grandma. She is very close with her grandma who begins to struggle with memory problems. This is something I am going through with my own mother currently, and I......more

Goodreads review by Naomi

This beautiful, heartfelt MG debut by Jennifer Camiccia is as luminous as its cover. At its center is the always heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking, relationship between the young heroine and her beloved grandmother. It will stay with you long after you turn the last page.......more

Goodreads review by Susan

Lulu can remember every day down to what color shirt someone was wearing. Gram can't remember where they parked in the parking lot, to turn off the stove and has moments of speaking with the accent of a cartoon villain. Lulu believes that Gram's memory loss is due to something her past. While lookin......more