Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

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From the author of Elsewhere and the Birthright trilogy, Gabrielle Zevin's Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is an imaginative YA novel all about love and second chances. Once Naomi starts the school year everything becomes more complicated. She has to deal with people that knew her as she was before the accident and change her behavior based on their cues. She begins to analyze her life and make decisions about what is important to her now - and sometimes she realizes that what was once very important to her might not be as important to her now and visa versa. My last comment I believe, says a lot about this book and Naomi. She's making mistakes. Or I should say, she made mistakes and is continuing to make mistakes. By the end of the book perhaps she's figured things out, but then again, maybe not. She's definitely learned a few truths and was able to right a few wrongs. Rewatch Value 7.0 I read somewhere that this was set in an American School in Tokyo and that sounded interesting to me, so I gave it a shot. I love cross-cultural stuff plus an amnesiac teenager sounded fun. I liked the story a lot. It was cute in spite of being predictable. I haven't read the book or anything but for a teenage movie it was quite good. This book pretty much has it all - a great premise, thoroughly explored; realistic characters and situations; twists with maximum impact - with a bow of great narration on top!

Elsehwere ahs to be one of my favourite books ever so I was very keen to read this, another book also When Naomi cuts her hair, she says “…I felt like I was getting rid of someone’s expectation of me…It was the end of normal. The girl in the yearbook would never have had short hair.” How do you think she was feeling about her “former” self at that point? What does her haircut signify? She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her "Chief." She'd get all his inside jokes, and maybe he wouldn't be so frustrated with her for forgetting things she can't possibly remember.The doctors can't explain why Naomi has such long-term amnesia, but it appears that her last memories are of the sixth grade. Some doctors suspect that Naomi may be using the accident to suppress past trauma, but Naomi is not convinced. Naomi asks for her mother, only to learn that her father and mother divorced four years before. When her mother arrives in the hospital, Naomi asks her what happened to cause the divorce, and her mother admits that she got pregnant with a former high school friend's baby, and left Naomi and her father to move to the city. Naomi is enraged at her mother and thinks she's a slut. enjoyable read. Sort of a love triangle in a way that also helps lead Naomi to the rediscovery of her memory Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. to the hospital. Naomi is attracted to him and at first because of the amnesia thinks he is infact her

I would definitely recommend this book to my high school students, especially teen girls.” — The ALAN Review

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Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions.” — Starred, Booklist Naomi seems to be very much like two different people: The Naomi before the accident, and the Naomi after the accident. Do you think it’s possible to reinvent yourself? What would you lose or gain in the process?