Forget Me Not

by Alyson Derrick

Hardcover, 2023

Status

Available

Call number

813.00

Publication

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2023), 320 pages

Description

Romance. Young Adult Fiction. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:Perfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Five Feet Apart, this tender solo debut by the coauthor of New York Times bestseller She Gets the Girl is a "punch to the gut in the best way" (Booklist, starred review) about the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obstacles, again and again. What would you do if you forgot the love of your life ever even existed? Stevie and Nora had a love. A secret, epic, once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. They also had a plan: to leave their small, ultra-conservative town and families behind after graduation and move to California, where they could finally stop hiding that love. But then Stevie has a terrible fall. And when she comes to, she can remember nothing of the last two years�??not California, not coming to terms with her sexuality, not even Nora. Suddenly, Stevie finds herself in a life she doesn't quite understand, one where she's estranged from her parents, drifting away from her friends, lying about the hours she works, and headed towards a future that isn't at all what her fifteen-year-old self would have envisioned. And Nora finds herself...forgotten. Can the two beat the odds a second time and find their way back together when "together" itself is just a lost memo… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member EdGoldberg
Stevie and Nora have plans to escape their small, conservative Pennsylvania town and head to California where they can live together. It all falls apart, however, when Stevie falls off a fallen tree truck into a ravine and suffers from amnesia. She can't remember the last two years--the period of
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time that she and Nora have been secretly dating.

Will Stevie regain her memory or will she fall for Nora all over again? That is the question for this cute, fun book. Enjoy.
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Awards

National Book Award (Longlist — Young People's Literature — 2023)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2024)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

320 p.; 8.25 inches

ISBN

166590237X / 9781665902373
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