A stopwatch from grampa
(2020)

Nonfiction

eBook

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Kids Can Press, 2020
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781525305290 (electronic bk.) MWT13213754, 1525305298 (electronic bk.) 13213754
LANGUAGE
English
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A touching portrayal of the loss of a grandparent. "When summer started, I got Grampa's stopwatch," a small child says. "I don't want his stopwatch. I want him." Grampa used to time everything. A race to the end of the street and back: 24 seconds. Eating bubblegum ice cream: 1 minute, 58 seconds. But now, Grampa's gone. "There are no more Grampa minutes, Grampa seconds," the child says. "Time just stops." But as time goes on, the stopwatch becomes a cherished symbol of remembrance, and the child uses it to carry on Grampa's favorite pastimes and traditions. A treasured ritual from the past can sometimes offer the perfect bridge to the future

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