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Avery, Lara
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
Eighteen-year-old Sammie, star debater and high-school valedictorian, refuses to give up her bright future--even to Niemann-Pick Type C, the fatal genetic disease robbing her of memory and eventually bodily control. So Sammie keeps a "memory book" to guide her future self. That book, and this novel, ultimately becomes a gut-wrenching but perceptive record of Sammie's decline and its effects on those around her.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox
(4)
YA
Kelsey's identical twin, Michelle, has just died in a car crash. Peter, Michelle's boyfriend stationed in Afghanistan, doesn't know, and Kelsey can't bring herself to tell him--so she impersonates her sister on Skype, falling for Peter as she gets to know him. Their ensuing romance is artificial and the conclusion is too tidy, but Kelsey's grief feels authentic.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
2 reviews
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