For the first time Kate visits her grandparents on her own for the summer. Throughout the summer her grandparents encourage her to learn new skills, including to pilot the boat. As she helps her grandfather deliver groceries by boat to various homes on the lake, she meets interesting people, including grumpy Walter. When Kate's grandfather becomes ill suddenly, Kate must decide if she is capable of delivering groceries by herself.
I liked the repeated dialogue- "Me?" said Kate
"Why not?" said Grandma/Grandpa/Parbuckle.
Kate is based on the author's sister, Linda Catherine, who has Down's snydrome. A short biography about her appears at the front of the book.
Points to discuss: Down's snydrome, heart attack (the reader can infer that the grandfather has a heart attack)
*Award-winner-Ezra Jack Keats Award for 2022!
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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