Tree Table Book by Lois Lowry. Clarion Books, 2024. Children's chapter book. Fiction.Sophia Winslow is eleven. Her best friend, Sophie Gershowitz is eighty-eight. They have always told each other everything. Now Sophie is having trouble remembering a lot. Sophia and her not quite best friends, Raphie Mariani, and Oliver Voorhees, who also live on the same street, come together to find some answers. Sophie's grown son, Max, is coming soon and the children realize things can't always stay the same.
Two time winner of the Newbery Medal, Lois Lowry knows kids. This tale also shows she knows old people. The combination is dynamite. The stories in Sophie's memory are tragic, but young Sophia is finding ways to deal with the hard things in Life. This would make an excellent addition to middle school and high school units on WWII for less able readers. It is upbeat at times, sad at times, and always full of love and hope.
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