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Holding on to Ettie

Holding on to Ettie

by Abe Goldman and Drollene P. Brown

Book Details

Publisher: Distinctive Publishing Corporation
Published: 1991
Language: en
Pages: 159
ISBN: 9780942963106
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

Confidence: 75%

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceNone
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❤️Love & RomanceLow
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🧠Mental HealthModerate
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
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🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
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🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
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Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

Holding on to Ettie is a fictionalized account of one man's fight to wrest his wife from the clutches of Alzheimer's disease. As everyone knows, there is little hope here. But Jake Silverstein doesn't believe in preconceived predictions of hopelessness. When his wife of 35 years slides into the grasp of the disease, he battles for Ettie's life and believes in miracles. A story of devotion and love...

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionFictionFamilyMultigenerational
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