The Housekeeper & the Professor By: Yoko Ogawa

http://www.amazon.com/Housekeeper-Professor-Yoko-Ogawa/dp/0312427808

Cleanliness:
This book is completely clean. No yucky stuff to be found.

Summary:
A housekeeper works for an elderly man who, after a car accident, only has 80 minutes of short term memory. This man used to be a math professor and still continues to harbor a love for numbers that he shares with his new housekeeper and her son, Root.

What I Really Liked:
Overall the book has a very positive feeling. It really focused on the beauty of friendship, even when that friend can't remember you. It also shows how numbers can affect emotions. The calming effect they had for the professor, and the joy they began to bring to the housekeeper.
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What I Disliked:
I had a hard time believing that the professor wouldn't freak out every time his 80 minute memory rebooted and here was this lady (the housekeeper) in his house that he didn't know or when his memory rebooted and he was in some strange location surrounded by strangers.


Reading Worth:
An easy read that leaves you looking at numbers a little differently. I could easily see this one being a read-aloud in older classrooms. It helps connect literature to math.