When her temper boils over, her grandpa is forced to come to school to handle the situation. But can grandpa handle it? Each time he leaves the comforts of his home confusion becomes stronger as his Alzheimer’s progresses.

Robbie tries to balance and control her anger, for fear of being taken away from Grandpa, her only family member. She struggles against the clock, trying to keep people from finding out about Grandpa’s mental health and trying to learn all she can about the mom she never knew before Grandpa forgets all he knows.

Join Robinson and those around her as they struggle for answers, and to survive together. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face Book Award nominee, 2020)

Booktalk #2

Robbie Hart has a fierce temper and a big heart. For as long as she can remember, her only family has been her Grandpa. They may look like an odd pair, because her pale skin and blond hair don't match his dark complexion-but those differences don't mean anything to Robbie. She’s been covering for Grandpa at home and at his auto repair shop: she worries the authorities will learn about his Alzheimer’s and take her away from him. Robbie wishes, though, that he’d tell her about their family history. With his memory getting worse and worse, she’s afraid he’ll never tell her anything about her mom. Robbie’s anger issues lead her into fights and other trouble at school.  (Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award 2019 - 2020)