In Make Me a Memory, life for Allie Claybrook is changing drastically. Not only has her dad left for the far-away country of Iraq to fulfill his duty as a soldier,  but Allie is going with her mom and pesky little brother, Spencer, to live with her grandma in Edna, Idaho—“Hicksville”—while her mom has a new baby. And if that isn’t enough, Allie has to learn all about living with Nanna, her great-grandmother who has Alzheimer’s disease. Throughout a year of struggles, discovery, and even a bit of fun, Allie comes to understand that memories, as well as loved ones, can be both precious and fragile.

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