{"product_id":"the-memory-book-9781784299248","title":"The Memory Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars \u003c\/i\u003ewill fall head-over-heels for this wonderfully original portrait of love and loss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamantha 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Sam discovers that a rare disease is going to take away her memory, the future she'd planned so perfectly is derailed before its started.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Realising that her life won't wait to be lived, Sam sets out on a summer of firsts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The first party. \u003cbr\u003e  The first rebellion. \u003cbr\u003e  The first friendship. \u003cbr\u003e  The last love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThings you will probably experience while reading this wonderful book: gut-wrenching hope, ugly-crying, \u003cb\u003ethe joy of finding beautiful moments in the midst of difficult times\u003c\/b\u003e. Enjoy. -- Adi Alsaid, author of LET'S GET LOST and NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES\u003cbr\u003eSardonic, distinctive, and \u003cb\u003ewildly intelligent.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003eA love story that will leave many readers in tears. -- Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003eA story of self discovery that's\u003cb\u003e hard to put down\u003c\/b\u003e. * BOOKLIST *\u003cbr\u003eThis book\u003cb\u003e will open your heart and very possibly break it\u003c\/b\u003e. Fierce Sammie McCoy is an unforgettable heroine, and as soon as I closed this book, I started to miss her. I still do. -- Emily Raymond, co-author of FIRST LOVE with James Patterson\u003cbr\u003eIn Sammie McCoy, Avery has created a character that completely vibrates with energy. And Sammie's so wicked smart, you almost believe she will overcome everything. But that's not what this book's about. At some point possibility ceases to matter and Avery shows us to love all we already have. \u003cb\u003eSuch a moving read.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Geoff Herbach, author of STUPID FAST\u003cbr\u003eA heart-rending and engrossing story. Excellent * Inis *\u003cbr\u003eSam is a great central character. She's so driven and determined to succeed that she has ended up quite isolated....Part of Sam's Niemann Pick journey is coming to terms with this and mending some fences. So throughout the book, she blossoms as she fades and it's really tremendously touching...The format is clever: because it's Sam's journal and Sam's memory is disappearing, it's clear that a great deal is happening that we don't get to read about, only infer. Avery handles with this great delicacy and grace and this first person view of things makes the book genuinely moving without ever succumbing to the saccharine * The Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eA deeply affecting novel full of straight-talking, sardonic humour. Ambitious, high achieving, socially awkward Sammie has just been diagnosed with Niemann-Pick, a disease that will gradually rob her memory before killing her. But Sammie is determined to fight ... With assured character development and a clear eye for realistic detail, Avery steers around the cliches of \"sicklit\" to create an original, memorable YA heartbreaker, with a complex, interwoven romance * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI will confess to feeling fairly resistant to another addition to the YA illness genre but I was won over by this powerful, believe, bittersweet and emotional novel. This is recommended for older teens who enjoy contemporary YA novels that mingle self-discovery, humour and powerful emotion. * The School Librarian *","brand":"Hachette Children's Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741217927511,"sku":"9781784299248","price":9.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784299248.jpg?v=1720056930","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-memory-book-9781784299248","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}