Atlas and Skye: A Children's Story About Memory, Loss, and Connection
A children's/middle-grade story about two children — Atlas, whose grandfather is losing his memory, and Skye, who feels lonely after her sister leaves for university. They meet and work together to piece together Grandpa's missing memories, learning about love, memory, and letting go. The story is told in alternating verse and prose chapters.
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Atlas is worried that soon Grandpa will forget him, too.
Mum says that will never happen, not really - but Atlas is determined to fix him.
Together Atlas and Skye set out to piece together the missing memories of Grandpa's past - and learn how to live with a future that feels uncertain.
Told in alternating verse and prose chapters between Atlas and Skye, this is a beautiful story about love, memory, and the power of learning to let go.
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