Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac - Softcover

"Zevin is completely convincing on the intensity of early passion and the way it can evaporate in the rays of something new, and she has a light touch with the deceptively shallow anguish of adolescence."--"The New York Times Book Review" "Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions."--"Booklist," Starred Review "Zevin is just a great writer. . . . [She] gets all the details right."--"The San Francisco Chronicle" "Zevin blends romance, changing friendships, and familial dysfunction with themes of chance, loss, and choice, and the result is a quiet exploration of identity and self-realization that is simultaneously thought provoking and entertaining."--"Voice of Youth Advocates" "Unique . . . Will be well received by teens."--"Kirkus Reviews" "Honest and complex characterization grounds a thoughtful, suspenseful examination of memory and identity."--"The Horn Book" "Zevin cooks up an entertai "Zevin is completely convincing on the intensity of early passion and the way it can evaporate in the rays of something new, and she has a light touch with the deceptively shallow anguish of adolescence."-"The New York Times Book Review" "Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions."-"Booklist", Starred Review "Zevin is just a great writer. . . . [She] gets all the details right."-"The San Francisco Chronicle" "Zevin blends romance, changing friendships, and familial dysfunction with themes of chance, loss, and choice, and the result is a quiet exploration of identity and self-realization that is simultaneously thought provoking and entertaining."-"Voice of Youth Advocates" "Unique . . . Will be well received by teens."-"Kirkus Reviews" "Honest and complex characterization grounds a thoughtful, "Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions."--Starred, "Booklist""" "A quiet exploration of identity and self-realization that is simultaneously thought provoking and entertaining.""--VOYA""""" "Unique . . . Will be well received by teens."--"Kirkus Reviews" "Honest and complex characterization grounds a thoughtful, suspenseful examination of memory and identity." "--The Horn Book" "" "" """Zevin cooks up an entertaining love story . . . teens will identify with her vulnerability and her heightened feelings of alienation. And fans of psychological dramas won't want to put this book down." "--Publishers Weekly" "A compelling read with intelligent dialogue that's also touching and funny.""--School Library Journal" "" """A good read."--Kathy Taber, Kids Ink Children's Bookstore, Indianapolis, IN "This book seems to be really accurate about how teens think . . . very refreshing and a great read!" --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader "Zevin, already a great author, has outdone herself." --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader "Zevin is a smooth and subtle stylist, creating particularly interesting characters here." -- "Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books" "" "This was a memorable book. Naomi was a likable, realistic character." --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader " Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions. " -- Starred, Booklist & nbsp; " A good read. " -- Kathy Taber, Kids Ink Children ' s Bookstore, Indianapolis, IN

When Naomi tries to piece back the fragments of the last three and a half years of her life, she discovers a lot. She has a boyfriend but can't remember him, her mother and father are divorced, and she has forgotten that she is supposed to hate her mother. She also has a group of friends which simply doesn't seem that attractive any more and, despite having meticulously kept a diary, she only mentioned what she ate every day in it! But it's not all bad, because when a girl loses three and a half years she gets a chance to reinvent herself. After all, who is to say that everything has to be the same?