My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry is by Fredrik Backman. Another realistic fiction gem from this fantastic author! Elsa is seven years old; she lives with her mother and stepfather in a building with her grandmother and a cast of strange and strangely wonderful characters. Elsa is a different child and spends much of her time with her grandmother listening to stories about the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the kingdom of Miamas where nobody needs to be normal. Then her grandmother dies of cancer and leaves Elsa with letters of apology she must deliver to various people in the building. As Elsa begins her task, she discovers that the stories she has been told by her grandmother have been based on real people, and the people she has known all of her life are not what she believes. A marvelously charming story by a master storyteller.

Ratings: 10th grade - 10 out of 10 - AC (some mature thematic content).