Books on dementia
Dementia is a difficult thing to deal with and it can be hard to talk about with your loved ones.
If you're looking for some books for children and young teens to help start a difficult conversation, check out these books, which look at dementia and its impact on families in different ways.
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I Remember
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I Remember
Sometimes Grandma forgets who George is, but he knows that her heart remembers – and loves him more than words can say. A beautifu…
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The Stickleback Catchers
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The Stickleback Catchers
Can Mimi save her gran from losing her memories? An inclusive, searingly emotional story with magic realism elements.
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Elmer and the Gift
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Elmer and the Gift
Aunt Zelda has something to give Elmer, but she can’t remember where or what it is! A gentle story depicting life with elderly rel…
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Talking to the Moon
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Talking to the Moon
Iris’ grandmother is losing her memory. While protecting her, Iris tracks down the secret behind a bracelet and develops a tentati…
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Hour of the Bees
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Hour of the Bees
Carol's summer was supposed to be filled with pool parties and sleepovers - not helping move her dementia-wrecked grandfather from…
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Lightning Chase Me Home
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Lightning Chase Me Home
This is an unusual adventure story that successfully holds the reader under its spell. A growing sense of danger rumbles in the ba…
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Armistice Runner
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Armistice Runner
Lily loves fell running. She’s good, but never quite good enough: she gets anxious and loses her focus and then that’s it. Out. Pl…
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Car Wash Wish
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Car Wash Wish
Fourteen-year-old Hudson has Asperger's Syndrome, and knows his brain works differently. This entertaining and thought-provoking s…
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The Lotterys Plus One
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The Lotterys Plus One
Sumac lives with her huge and diverse family. All is chaotic, offbeat brilliance until the 82-year-old grandfather the kids have n…
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Sundae Girl
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Sundae Girl
All teenagers are embarrassed by their parents but Jude feels she has more reason than most to cringe when hers are around her in …
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Clarice Bean, That's Me
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Clarice Bean, That's Me
Clarice Bean gives us a snapshot of her life and family in the book that launched a bestselling series.
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The Memory Cage
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The Memory Cage
Alex needs to act fast or his family will be torn apart
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Back to Blackbrick
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Back to Blackbrick
When Cosmo steps through the crumbling gates of the mysterious Blackbrick Abbey, he comes face to face with his Grandad as a young…
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