Synopses & Reviews
andlt;b andgt;Some things are andlt;i andgt;notandlt;/iandgt; best forgotten. A redesigned edition of a science fiction thriller that andlt;i andgt;Booklist andlt;/iandgt;calls and#8220;an exciting, fantastical adventure story.and#8221;andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When Kira lets her friends hypnotize her at a slumber party, she unearths a memory that just doesnand#8217;t make sense: She recalls that she and her mother fled to their small town from a country that doesnand#8217;t exist, speaking a language she canand#8217;t identify. But after she and her mother are kidnapped by the mysterious Aunt Memory and brought back to Crythe, Kira discovers her recollection was real. Dangerous secrets are locked in her mindand#8212;and her memories are the only thing that might save her family.
Synopsis
Some things are not best forgotten. A redesigned edition of a science fiction thriller that Booklist calls "an exciting, fantastical adventure story."
When Kira lets her friends hypnotize her at a slumber party, she unearths a memory that just doesn't make sense: She recalls that she and her mother fled to their small town from a country that doesn't exist, speaking a language she can't identify. But after she and her mother are kidnapped by the mysterious Aunt Memory and brought back to Crythe, Kira discovers her recollection was real. Dangerous secrets are locked in her mind--and her memories are the only thing that might save her family.
About the Author
Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including The Missing series and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for andlt;iandgt;The Indianapolis Newsandlt;/iandgt;. She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com.