The Gramma War - Reviews
Quill & Quire
... thoughtful and often humorous novel ... The Gramma War is most successful in evoking Annie's conflicted feelings, particularly her unhappiness and resentment. (Gwyneth Evans)
Canadian Book Review Annual
Kristin Butcher has a knack for realistic dialogue and credible action. Her characters are well-rounded, believable, and engaging. Highly Recommended. (Carol L. MacKay)
Books in Canada
The Gramma War is a thoroughly realistic novel that lives up to its premise and really does deliver the goods. (Jeffrey Canton)
Resource Links
This book could be useful in helping families start conversations about similar circumstances in their own lives, and should be acquired by libraries lacking materials about death and aging. (Karen Munro)
School Library Journal
This is a heartwarming story about change in a young person's life and how she handles it with the love and support of her family. (Debbie Feulner)
Victoria Times Colonist
A well-written, touching story that deals with an often difficult family situation in an honest and entertaining fashion. (Dayle Campbell Gaetz)
Island Parent Magazine
Annie, the protagonist in The Gramma War , thinks, feels, and behaves with an authenticity readers will immediately recognize. (Nikki Tate)
CM Magazine
In choosing the generation squeeze (and gap) as her theme, Butcher has undertaken a difficult subject on which only a few children's authors have written powerfully ... there is no doubt that the story will evoke much discussion in a class or literature circle. (Val Nielsen)
The Bulletin
Butcher doesn't sugarcoat the strain of taking in an elderly family member ... Kids close to their grandparents may want to read this and feel lucky. (Deborah Stevenson)
For the Love of Reading
Without diminishing the magnitude of the dilemma, Butcher applies gentle humor and keen observation and delivers the goods. The Gramma War teaches but doesn't preach. (Anne Letain)