Queen of Hearts

Queen of Hearts by Vera and Bill Cleaver

Copyright 1978, Published by Harper & Row

First Harper Trophy edition, 1987

Format: Paperback

Page count: 158

Condition: Good, no marks; insides of front and back covers are worn and brown; very slight water damage on outer edge of first 40 pages.

For as long as she has known her, Wilma’s Granny has always been a person who proudly lives alone in her own home, and enjoys her independence from the rest of the family. But the summer that Wilma turns twelve, her Granny has a stroke, and can no longer live alone. Eventually, Wilma’s parents decide that Wilma should be the one to live with Granny and take care of her. Wilma and Granny have never gotten along, and they don’t become fast friends, but as the summer progresses, Wilma starts to understand that while she is growing up, her Granny, in turn, is growing old.