Okay, so yesterday I emailed Amy (the editor, not the writer) and told her what my grandma said about the book and she asked me to post it on the site. So here it is, a very special review... from my grandma... via text message...
"Got u book! ur essay, so u! after crying, laughing, I'll continue reading if i can get ur book out of g'pa hands. great job, j."
So I guess my grandparents are enjoying the book. Hopefully I'll talk to my grandma soon and see what she has to say about some of the other essays.