The Impossible Knife of Memory

For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps, for the first time, Hayley can have a normal life, put aside her own painful memories, even have a relationship with Finn, the hot guy who obviously likes her but is hiding secrets of his own.

Will being back home help Andy's PTSD, or will his terrible memories drag him to the edge of hell, and drugs push him over? The Impossible Knife of Memory is Laurie Halse Anderson at her finest: compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down.

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/07/2014
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.09w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780670012091
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 163323 / Impossible Knife of Memory


Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: National Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Florida Teens Read - Finalist
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/21/2013
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013
Booklist 11/15/2013 pg. 39
Romantic Times 01/01/2014 pg. 46 - Excellent
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 92
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2014 pg. 255 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Shelf Awareness 01/07/2014
New York Times Book Review 01/12/2014 pg. 16
Entertainment Weekly 01/17/2014 pg. 70
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2014 pg. 108
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 44
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 89
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 24
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 01/01/2014

About the Author
Laurie Halse Anderson has received both the Margaret Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her contributions to young adult literature. She has also been honored by the National Coalition Against Censorship in recognition of her fight to combat the censoring of literature. She is the author of the groundbreaking National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor Book Speak. She is also author of the critically acclaimed YA books Prom, Twitsted, Catalyst, Wintergirls, and The Impossible Knife of Memory. She has also authored a number of middle grade titles including The Vet Volunteers series, and the historical fiction Seeds of America Trilogy, which includes Forge, ALA Best Book for Young Adults Fever 1793, and the National Book Award finalist and Scott O'Dell Award-winner Chains. She and her husband live in northern New York State. Follow Laurie on Twitter @halseanderson and visit her at madwomanintheforest.com.


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