Atlas and Skye

About this book

Atlas’s Grandpa has been forgetting so many things recently that Atlas and his Mum are moving house to live with him.  

Atlas is worried Grandpa will forget him too and is determined to find a way to fix him and help him keep hold of his memories. 

Skye is also sad. Her big sister has left to go to uni, her best friend seems to have abandoned her and she is finding the loss of her Grandma hard to bear. She feels so lonely. 

So, when Atlas and Skye find themselves in the same class at school, they quickly form a bond and hatch a plan to find some of Grandpa’s missing memories. But even the best laid plans don’t always go smoothly and things don’t turn out as they’d imagined.    

This is a comforting, heartwarming story for youngsters experiencing loss or the deteriorating health of a loved-one. Focussing on family, friendship, love, memory and learning to cope with uncertainty, there is an important message about living in the moment and seeing the positives in life.  

With a dual narrative, Atlas’s chapters are written in prose and Skye’s in verse which adds interest and makes their experiences particularly accessible.