At fifteen, Rachel is a worrier. She worries about whether her family understands her, whether her friends like her, and whether she'll get her first kiss before she turns sixteen. And she worries about whether she can handlehaving a real boyfriend if he does come along.

But it takes a dying old man -- her grandfather -- who has never been easy for anyone to handle, to show Rachel she has very special abilities. With love and compassion, she reaches the heart of an old tyrant who has always been unreachable. And in so doing, she comes to a better understanding of her family, her friends, and herself.

Being sent to Kansas City for a YA Release Party at the Kansas City Public Library Central branch! =)

Thanks for the book! Will be used in the teen bookcrossing event!

From the Publisher

Rachel feels she should talk more to Izzy, but every conversation with him is a trial. Then Izzy falls in the street, and the doctors discover he has cancer. He can no longer go on his beloved walks alone, and Rachel becomes his reluctant companion. The after-school visits begin as a chore, but gradually Izzy becomes the most important thing in Rachel's life--even more important than her friendship with Lewis Olswanger.

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Release planned for Saturday, July 17, 2004 at KCPL Central Library, 10th & Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri USA.

Tween Literature:

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Did you think the book was entertaining? Why or why not?
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Release planned for Saturday, July 17, 2004 at KCPL Central Library, 10th & Baltimore in Kansas City, Missouri USA.

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I caught this book at the Kansas City, Missouri Central Library Bookcrossing Party. I chose it because I had already read it and knew it was a wonderful book to pass along. It is well written and really a good look at the many sides of relating to older relatives. You come away really enjoying and appreciating two very special human beings.

Release planned for Tuesday, August 03, 2004 at Camp Hantesa Camp Fire Camp in Boone, Iowa USA.