Written by Elizabeth Scott
Ava is living in two worlds. She has memory flashes of an alternate universe, and the reality she awakens to in which she knows she does not belong. This novel is a combination of science fiction, murder mystery, and romance. The fast pace and interesting characters make it a fun read, but don’t look to deep because it’s a little cheesy.
Review by Kathy Roach, Cyprus High English Department
Rating: ★★★★✩ (4 stars)
Interest Level: High School
As I Wake
Written by Elizabeth Scott
Dutton Books
269 pages
Release Date: September 15, 2011
ISBN: 9780525422099 (hardcover)
Publisher’s Description
Ava is welcomed home from the hospital by a doting mother, lively friends, and a crush finally beginning to show interest. There’s only one problem: Ava can’t remember any of them – and can’t shake the eerie feeling that she’s not who they say she is.
Ava struggles to break through her amnesiac haze as she goes through the motions of high-school life, but the memories that surface take place in a very different world, where Ava and familiar-faced friends are under constant scrutiny and no one can be trusted. Ava doesn’t know what to make of these visions, or of the boy who is at the center of them all, until he reappears in her life and offers answers . . . but only in exchange for her trust.
GIVE AWAY UPDATE: I have a copy of this book up for grabs. The first person from a secondary school to leave a comment here wins the book for their school. Thanks.
I think our students will be drawn to the cover and want to read this book.
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