Reminiscent of stories like Flora & Ulysses and The Penderwicks, THE INFINITE QUESTIONS OF DOTTIE BING is a novel that perfectly balances timeless humor and oodles of heart with memorably quirky characters that share poignant truths about growing up and grieving.---from the publisher
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An enchanting middle grade about navigating the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living, and learning to carry sadness in one hand, and joy in the other.
Ten-year-old Dottie Bing is a problem-solver and question-asker who is never more gleeful than when she’s encountering a new dilemma-- whether it’s her own, or someone else’s. But when her Grandpa Walter comes to stay (and stay, and stay!) he brings the biggest question that Dottie has ever encountered: How do you heal a broken heart?
You see, Grandpa Walter is grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Dottie's Grandma Ima. Even though she knows every solution starts with a question, for the first time in her life, Dottie isn't sure what to ask. ---from the publisher
208 pages 978-0593406663 Ages 9-12
Keywords: growing up, grief, loss, death and dying, dealing with feelings, healing, grandpa, If You Liked The Penderwicks, multigenerational, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old