Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 288
Published: 2007
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
There are 288 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 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .
Gabrielle Zevin is a first time novelist of extra-ordinary talent. She lives in Manhattan where she also writes screen-plays.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award.
Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Grand Canyon Reader Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.
Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.
South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.
" Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions. " -- Starred, Booklist & nbsp; " A good read. " -- Kathy Taber, Kids Ink Children ' s Bookstore, Indianapolis, IN
"Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions."--Starred, "Booklist""" "A quiet exploration of identity and self-realization that is simultaneously thought provoking and entertaining.""--VOYA"""""
"Unique . . . Will be well received by teens."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Honest and complex characterization grounds a thoughtful, suspenseful examination of memory and identity." "--The Horn Book"
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"""Zevin cooks up an entertaining love story . . . teens will identify with her vulnerability and her heightened feelings of alienation. And fans of psychological dramas won't want to put this book down." "--Publishers Weekly"
"A compelling read with intelligent dialogue that's also touching and funny.""--School Library Journal"
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"""A good read."--Kathy Taber, Kids Ink Children's Bookstore, Indianapolis, IN
"This book seems to be really accurate about how teens think . . . very refreshing and a great read!" --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader
"Zevin, already a great author, has outdone herself." --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader
"Zevin is a smooth and subtle stylist, creating particularly interesting characters here." -- "Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books"
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"This was a memorable book. Naomi was a likable, realistic character." --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader
"Zevin is completely convincing on the intensity of early passion and the way it can evaporate in the rays of something new, and she has a light touch with the deceptively shallow anguish of adolescence."-"The New York Times Book Review"
"Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions."-"Booklist", Starred Review
"Zevin is just a great writer. . . . [She] gets all the details right."-"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"Zevin blends romance, changing friendships, and familial dysfunction with themes of chance, loss, and choice, and the result is a quiet exploration of identity and self-realization that is simultaneously thought provoking and entertaining."-"Voice of Youth Advocates"
"Unique . . . Will be well received by teens."-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Honest and complex characterization grounds a thoughtful,
"Zevin is completely convincing on the intensity of early passion and the way it can evaporate in the rays of something new, and she has a light touch with the deceptively shallow anguish of adolescence."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Sensitive, joyful . . . Pulled by the heart-bruising love story, readers will stop to contemplate irresistible questions."--"Booklist," Starred Review
"Zevin is just a great writer. . . . [She] gets all the details right."--"The San Francisco Chronicle"
"Zevin blends romance, changing friendships, and familial dysfunction with themes of chance, loss, and choice, and the result is a quiet exploration of identity and self-realization that is simultaneously thought provoking and entertaining."--"Voice of Youth Advocates"
"Unique . . . Will be well received by teens."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Honest and complex characterization grounds a thoughtful, suspenseful examination of memory and identity."--"The Horn Book"
"Zevin cooks up an entertai