The Goat Children

by Jordan Elizabeth

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When Keziah's grandmother, Oma, is diagnosed with dementia, Keziah faces two choices: leave her family and move to New Winchester to care for Oma, or stay in New York City and allow her grandmother to live in a nursing home miles away. The dementia causes Oma to be rude and paranoid, nothing like the woman Keziah remembers. Each day becomes a greater weight and love a harsher burden. Keziah must keep Oma from wandering off or falling, and try to convince her grandmother to see a doctor as her eyesight and hearing fail, but Oma refuses to believe anything is wrong. Resentful of her hardships in New Winchester, Keziah finds herself drawn to Oma's ramblings about the Goat Children, a mythical warrior class. These fighters ride winged horses, locating people in need, while attempting to destroy evil in the world. Oma sees the Goat Children everywhere, and as Keziah reads the stories Oma wrote about them, she begins to question if they really exist.… (more)

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The Goat Children is a sweet contemporary that portrays the love between a grandmother and her granddaughter. I was lucky enough to grow up with my grandparents, and I could completely connect with Keziah and the pain she endured when dealing with her grandmother's illness. This book stands out among another YA novels, and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves stories about family, love, and endless devotion. (

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ElizaTilton | Nov 5, 2021 |

I have read all of Jordan's books and have enjoyed every one of them. This one is about Keziah who volunteers to live with her grandma who she calls Oma. Oma has dementia and her children don't want to put her into a home as they think she will not survive. Oma keeps telling Keziah that she was once part of the Goat Children and hopes to go back with them. This book left me wondering what really happened. Makes me want to know more about the characters. It was a little frustrating the Keziah's Mom didn't really give her any guidance on how to take care of Oma and what to expect. The fact that they wanted Keziah to take care of Oma yet go to school and leave her home alone didn't seem very smart. Then Keziah wanted a normal teen life yet she volunteered to take care of Oma and so when she got upset that Oma wasn't nice to her or that she couldn't go out with friends was a little selfish. This made me really feel for the people who do take care of people who have dementia. Another great book by Jordan. (

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When Keziah's grandmother, Oma, is diagnosed with dementia, Keziah faces two choices: leave her family and move to New Winchester to care for Oma, or stay in New York City and allow her grandmother to live in a nursing home miles away. The dementia causes Oma to be rude and paranoid, nothing like the woman Keziah remembers. Each day becomes a greater weight and love a harsher burden. Keziah must keep Oma from wandering off or falling, and try to convince her grandmother to see a doctor as her eyesight and hearing fail, but Oma refuses to believe anything is wrong. Resentful of her hardships in New Winchester, Keziah finds herself drawn to Oma's ramblings about the Goat Children, a mythical warrior class. These fighters ride winged horses, locating people in need, while attempting to destroy evil in the world. Oma sees the Goat Children everywhere, and as Keziah reads the stories Oma wrote about them, she begins to question if they really exist.

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