Aiden Nomura likes to open doorsespecially using his skills as a hackerto see whats hidden inside. He just keeps pulling until one cracks open, exposing the flaws. The universeor someone elsewill fix things. Its like a game...until it isnt.When a Therapeutic Forgetting Clinic opens in Bern, Switzerland, near Aidens boarding school, he knows things are changing. Shortly after, bombs go off within quiet, safe Bern. Then Aiden learns that his cousin Winter, back in the States, has had a mental breakdown. He returns to the US immediately.But when he arrives home in Hamilton, Winters mental state isnt the only thing thats different. The city is becoming even stricter, and an underground movement is growing.With the help of Winters friend Velvet, Aiden slowly cracks open doors in this new world. But behind those doors are things Aiden doesnt want to seethings about his society, his city, even his own family. And this time Aiden may be the only one who can fix things...before someone else gets hurt.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Memento Nora .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.

There are 210 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Amazon Publishing .

Angie Smibert is the author of several young adult books, including Memento Nora, The Forgetting Curve, and The Meme Plague, numerous nonfiction books for children, as well as many short stories for both adults and teens. She lives in Roanoke, Virginia.