Memory by Margaret Mahy

Memory is a book that we are reading at Whanaga by Margaret Mahy. Here's the summary for the book.

Jonnys in a bad way. after a night of trouble., he sets out to find his dead sisters best friend. But wandering through the deserted city late at night, he finds someone else instead - old Sophie West suffers from senile dementia, a brain disorder causing loss of memory and disorientation. She is reduced to living  on her own in genteel but dreadful squalor - her only companions a mass of cats. As a temporary outcast himself, Jonny takes refuge with her.

Jonny came back from finding his dead sisters best friend which shows resilience after a bad incident. He feels sad because of his sisters death but he's still going through it and hasn't gave up.