Allie Claybrook’s life is changing drastically. Her dad has left for the faraway country of Iraq to fulfill his duty as a soldier, and Allie is going with her mom and pesky little brother, Spencer, to live with her grandma in Edna, Idaho“Hicksville”while her mom is expecting a new baby. And if that isn’t enough, Allie has to learn all about living with Nanna, her great-grandmother who has Alzheimer’s disease.
Throughout this time of struggles, discovery, and even a bit of fun, Allie comes to understand that memories, as well as loved ones, can be both precious and fragile.
Reviews -
"Make Me a Memory is a great story and truly captures the 'roller coaster' of emotions that a young person might experience during the deployment of a loved one."
Stacye Parry, The Military Child Education Coalition
“Make Me a Memory is a lovely bookheartwarming, sweet, entertaining, and wise. Novelist Tamra Norton fills the pages with many simple truths in a fresh style about loving and living.”
Lola Cook, high school English teacher