The Memory Book

by Lara Avery

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Pub Date 26 Jan 2017 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2017

Hachette Children's Group | Quercus Children's Books

Teens & YA

Description

“They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I'll start forgetting things. At first just a little, and then a lot. So I'm writing to remember.”

Samantha McCoy has it all mapped out. First she's going to win the national debating championship, then she's going to move to New York and become a human rights lawyer. But when Sammie discovers that a rare disease is going to take away her memory, the future she'd planned so perfectly is derailed before it’s started. What she needs is a new plan.

So the Memory Book is born: Sammie’s notes to her future self, a document of moments great and small. Realising that her life won't wait to be lived, she sets out on a summer of firsts: The first party; The first rebellion; The first friendship; The last love.

Through a mix of heartfelt journal entries, mementos, and guest posts from friends and family, readers will fall in love with Sammie, a brave and remarkable girl who learns to live and love life fully, even though it's not the life she planned.

A life-affirming, heart-breaking and dazzling novel for fans of All the Bright Places and The Fault in Our Stars.

“They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I'll start forgetting things. At first just a little, and then a lot. So I'm writing to remember.”

Samantha McCoy has it all mapped out. First...

Advance Praise

'Things you will probably experience while reading this wonderful book: gut-wrenching hope, ugly-crying, the joy of finding beautiful moments in the midst of difficult times. Enjoy.' - Adi Alsaid, author of LET'S GET LOST and NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES

'Sardonic, distinctive, and wildly intelligent.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

'A love story that will leave many readers in tears.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

'A story of self-discovery that's hard to put down.' - BOOKLIST

'Sammie's voice is a bright, relatable, and uncompromising one... Fans of John Green's work and Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places will be reaching for the tissue box at the book's tear-inducing end.' - School Library Journal (starred review)