Lois Lowry, the author of many books including The Giver and Number the Stars has a new book coming out for preteens. Tree. Table. Book. is a book about friendship, trust and sharing. A cleverly written plot brings together a young girl Sophie and her elderly neighbor, Sophie.
They build a friendship on sharing tea and stories. Young Sophie is very scientifically minded and does not have many friends and her neighbor Sophie is living alone, aging and showing signs of dementia. Sophia’s son is planning to move her away to assisted living. Young Sophie wants to test Sophie’s cognitive abilities with the Merck Manual.
Giving Sophie three words to remember and repeat back, sets Sophie off on memories from her childhood growing up in Europe at the outbreak of World War II. This is a wonderful story written very realistically with a young narrator’s voice. The Holocaust is written about in an understated way that is easy to read. It is a small part of the story. The main thrust of the plot is how to treat friends with caring and acceptance.
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