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Abuela, don't forget me, Rex Ogle

eng

autobiography

no index present

Ages 13-18, Norton Young Readers, An Imprint of W.W. Norton and Company

non fiction

Abuela, don't forget me

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Rex Ogle

"<i>Abuela, Don't Forget Me</i> is Rex Ogle's portrait of his grandmother, the one adult he could count on when he was a child -- and who is now forgetting him as dementia takes hold of her. In his award-winning <i>Free Lunch</i> and <i>Punching Bag</i>, Rex charted a coming of age marked by poverty and domestic violence. Here, he celebrates the woman who gave him unconditional love through it all. From a first memory of hiding in a laundry hamper and squealing with delight when she found him; through collect calls, visits, trips to the library, and a trip to Mexico, where she was raised; school reports, driving lessons, and a first car; to high school and graduation, <i>Abuela, Don't Forget Me</i> is a lyrical and life-affirming portrait of the promise of love and home, and of the devoted grandmother who provided it." --Book jacket

Foreword -- Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now

adolescent

Abuela, do not forget me