Synopses & Reviews
"Well, I'm sure I don't have any secrets...," I said, trying to sound certain. "Can't we just tell them that?" andlt;BRandgt; Mom's steady gaze was driving me crazy. andlt;BRandgt; "Oh," she said slowly, "but that's where you're wrong. You see, you do have the secrets. You know them." andlt;BRandgt; When Kira agrees to let her friends hypnotize her at a slumber party, she has no idea that she will reveal secrets even she didn't know she had -- memories of fleeing a war-torn country with her mother, understanding a language she can't identify. Then her mother disappears, and a woman calling herself Aunt Memory takes Kira to Crythe, a place that doesn't officially exist, in order to rescue her mother -- or so Kira thinks. She soon learns that there are memories locked in her mind that place her and her mother in grave danger, but those memories are also the only thing that might save them. andlt;BRandgt; In andlt;Iandgt;Escape from Memory,andlt;/Iandgt; award-winning author Margaret Peterson Haddix imagines a culture that values its memories above everything else -- and a teen who has to make the most important decision of her life.
Synopsis
Kira's memories could kill her--or save her life. While playing around with hypnotism at a party, Kira remembers fleeing a war-torn country with her mother, speaking a language she can't identify. A few days later her mother disappears, and a woman who calls herself Kira's aunt Memory takes Kira to Crythe, a country that doesn't officially exist, in order to rescue her--or so she says. Kira soon learns that Aunt Memory is not what she seems, and that she and her mother are both in terrible danger. There are memories locked in her mind that could get them killed--but those memories are the only thing that might save them. An except from ESCAPE FROM MEMORY Aunt Memory motioned me over to a door on the far wall. "What--, " I started to ask, but she put her finger to her lips. She unlocked the door with a key she drew out from her skirt pocket. It was dark beyond the door, but Aunt Memory gave me a little shove forward. I stumbled into the darkness. Aunt Memory switched on the light. And there, lying on the floor, was Mom.
Synopsis
"Well, I'm sure I don't have any secrets...," I said, trying to sound certain. "Can't we just tell them that?"
Mom's steady gaze was driving me crazy.
"Oh," she said slowly, "but that's where you're wrong. You see, you do have the secrets. You know them."
When Kira agrees to let her friends hypnotize her at a slumber party, she has no idea that she will reveal secrets even she didn't know she had -- memories of fleeing a war-torn country with her mother, understanding a language she can't identify. Then her mother disappears, and a woman calling herself Aunt Memory takes Kira to Crythe, a place that doesn't officially exist, in order to rescue her mother -- or so Kira thinks. She soon learns that there are memories locked in her mind that place her and her mother in grave danger, but those memories are also the only thing that might save them.
In Escape from Memory, award-winning author Margaret Peterson Haddix imagines a culture that values its memories above everything else -- and a teen who has to make the most important decision of her life.
About the Author
Margaret Peterson Haddix is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including
Because of Anya, Takeoffs and Landings, Turnabout, Just Ella, Leaving Fishers, and the Shadow Children series. Her work has been honored with the International Reading Association Children's Book Award, ALA Best Books for Young Adults and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citations, and state readers' choice lists in twenty-eight states. Margaret graduated from Miami University with degrees in creative writing, journalism, and history; and has worked as a newspaper reporter and a community college instructor. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Doug, and their children, Meredith and Connor.