Description: "In this follow-up middle-grade novel to Weird Rules to Follow, when Mia's beloved grandmother gets sick and is sent to a Vancouver hospital, Mia and her Mom and aunties travel to be by her side. But as she bounces between motel room, visiting hours and city adventures, Mia begins to realize that her grandmother might not get better"--
Brief description:
Kim Spencer is an award-winning, bestselling author. Her debut novel, Weird Rules to Follow, received a Kirkus starred review and was a 2023 Governor General's Literary Award finalist. The book won multiple awards, including a 2023 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, a 2023 Jean Little First-Novel Award and a 2024 Pacific Northwest Book Award. It was also on the IBBY 2024 Honour List and the USBBY Outstanding International Books List in 2023. Kim is from the Gitxaala Nation and lives in northwest BC.
Review Quotes:
"Genuine and heartfelt. Author Kim Spencer depicts Mia's relationship with her grandmother and the deep bond among all her family members with keen insight and warmth...A beautiful, heartfelt story of a family puling together in the most challenging of times."
-- "Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Canadian Children's Book News"