Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Memory Keeper
Jennifer Camiccia · 2019
80/100
👍 Worth It
Jennifer Camiccia pulls off a genuinely unusual combination: a family mystery with a real neuroscience hook, handled with enough emotional honesty that Gram's cognitive decline feels true rather than melodramatic. The HSAM premise is fascinating and the brain-region chapter openers give young readers something to think about beyond the plot. Kirkus and SLJ praise is well placed — this one earns it.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance80
craft80
originality82
accuracy78
hype76
age-fit86
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict80
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