 | Cassi and the house of memories Author: Stuart, Dean | |
| Price: $12.29 | ||
Summary:
A journey through past memories gives one girl the chance to save her grandfather-- as long as she can find him in time. In graphic novel format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (12/01/24)
School Library Journal (+) (00/02/25)
Booklist (01/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (+) (00/02/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/01/2025 If a picture is worth a thousand words, an effective visual metaphor can reveal entire depths of story and emotion. Indeed, the most powerful expressions in Stuart’s moving and melancholy tale are the magical conversions of feeling and narrative into pure image. The beloved grandfather whose mind has become detached from the present floats in a panel of pure white. His confused granddaughter finds a huge structure in the shape of her grandfather’s head in the middle of the forest. Within this titular house, Cassi winds her way through the maze of his memories, seeking to repair a trauma that has trapped her grandfather for his entire life. The all-important visuals give solidity to the highly conceptual tale, as well as both lending the pace a quick, lively flow and yet, paradoxically, maintaining an almost contemplative tone. This book calls for a thoughtful reader ready to engage with its examination of how memory defines our relationship to the world and to ourselves. Those who come to it will find themselves embraced by humanity and connection. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
