Sky Memories

by Pat Brisson

Readers young and old will be touched and inspired by this honest story about love and loss: When Emily is 10-years-old her mother is diagnosed with cancer, and by the time Emily has turned 11, her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385326068
• ISBN13: 9780385326063
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 71 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Brilliantly crafted

Pat Brisson's Sky Memories is a poignant and brilliantly crafted story told with great sensitivity and insight.

Making Memories

Sky Memories is a touching story about Emily and the impending death of her mother from cancer. Together, the two collect scenes from the sky to remember and cherish, as the unthinkable event creeps closer. Impossible to put down, this slim volume speaks to young people and adults alike, who have had to confront such a loss and carry on. Beautifully illustrated with sensitive watercolors by Wendell Minor, this is a book to be cherished and shared. A reading specialist in Pa.

The sky never seemed so important.

This is a tough book to review. It's touching, heart-warming, heart-wrenching, simple, complex, and I could go on. The funny thing about it is that it is only 70-something pages long and I picked it up randomly in the library and couldn't put it down. Of course, as the author intends, the book could be used to help prepare a child for the loss of a parent due to an illness. But it does something else, too. It helps the common person relate to an issue that may not happen to them at all, but to their neighbor, or their mailman, or their child's best friend. It's useful, yes, but it's beautiful, too. This one should be widely read.