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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2011
Gr 8 Up—In 15-year-old Nora James's world, forgetting about the constant terrorist attacks around her is as easy as going to the Therapeutic Forgetting Clinic and taking a pill. But on her first visit, she meets Micah, a boy who mouths the word "remember" to her and then spits out his medication. Nora is intrigued, and the two begin a friendship that leads to the creation of a graphic novel. Memento details the memories and experiences that lead the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2011
In this dystopic futuristic novel set in a American city, surveillance is pervasive, random terrorist bombings are commonplace, and TFCs—Therapeutic Forgetting Clinics—are the opiate of the people. On her first visit to a TFC, fifteen-year-old Nora shares a traumatic memory with the "doctor," then secretly spits out the forgetting pill, Ameliorol, and chooses to remember. Thu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In this dystopic futuristic novel, TFCs--Therapeutic Forgetting Clinics--are the opiate of the people. On her first visit to a TFC, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
