If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her “Chief.” She’d know about her mom’s new family. She’d know about her dad’s fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn’t have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads. After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances.
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"You always here people saying if I just did this, or if I could relive that, and I wish I could relive something, but Naomi gets a clean slate after flying down a flight of stairs in front of her high school. She lost the memory of the last four years of her life, to forget her move, her parents divorce, and everything in between. She has to put together her life by finding out who she was while figuring out who she is and who she wants to be, giving up what used to matter most like Ace, her boyfriend and her best friend WIll. She realizes how she wants to rebuild her life and gets to a comfortable state when her memory comes back and she has to choose which life she truly wants. If she wants to reconcile with her mother and meet her half sister, if she wants to accept her father getting remarried. I found this book interesting, making me think about how I would deal with a situation like this, or how it would feel to have to start over when everyone around you knows more about you then your self. I liked the book and it keep me intrigued through out the whole story. The only thing about the book that I didn't like was the first couple of pages, but after you get through those the plot line really picks up. I would recommend this book for anyone who is looking for a different and original plot within the "Chick-Lit" genre."
— Zoe (4 out of 5 stars)
" One of my favorites, simple and extraordinary wrapped into one. I simply love this book. "
— Ciera, 2/19/2014" Not quite as amazing as her debut and chockful of those hard to avoid grown-up's writing YA fantasies of high school boys wearing fedoras and making amazing mixes for the girls they are devoted to - but there is something about Zevin and her writing that plucks a little chord inside. Maybe it's her slightly cranky blog or the fact that she doesn't post a picture or do FB. I am rather looking forward to the next. "
— Kyla, 2/4/2014" When Naomi falls down the steps and lose her memory her entire life changes. She isn't sure she likes the person she used to be and strives to become someone she wants to be.[return][return]This is a fabulous story that hooks you in immediately and doesn't let go until the end. Fascinating to think about the moment of your life, that if you could forget it, would change the way you think about yourself and the way you are. "
— Janet, 1/28/2014" I love the way Gabrielle Zevin explored the relationships Naomi had. It was interesting to watch her learn to become her own person after the accident. "
— Mounia, 1/28/2014" urgghhh! #frustration great book horrible ending. she falls in love with her best friend, falls, gets amnesia and a concussion, meets a bad boy who's depressed, falls in love with him, he checks himself into an institution, she thinks she cant live without him then FORGETS about him, remembers everything, falls back in love with her best friend and thats it. thats the end. what ever happened to James? what ever happened to tying up all the lose ends? what ever happened to actually completing a book. pathetic. "
— Arielle, 1/10/2014" This book....was a bit slow, and quite actually annoying as could be at times, but I loved the ending, and wish I had lived Cheif's tale. ;] "
— Jamie, 1/9/2014" I really liked this story. I thought Naomi was pretty realistic, and I liked her character. I did think the ending was a little too perfect, but I enjoyed the story and the characters, nonetheless. Would recommend this one to my students- it was very well done. "
— Wendie, 1/8/2014" i love how the author gave a happy ending to every character! "
— Natalia, 1/5/2014" liked it at first, but couldve been better "
— Becca, 12/27/2013" erm..mula-mula kita akan rasa sangat teruja untuk membacanya, namun bila semakin lama kita baca, ia akan membosankan. "
— Iza, 12/17/2013" This was a great little book that had a great perspective of having a "2nd" chance in high school. "
— Stacey, 11/25/2013Gabrielle Zevin is the New York Times bestselling author of several critically acclaimed novels, including The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, which won the Southern California Independent Booksellers Award and the Japan Booksellers’ Award, among other honors, and Young Jane Young, which won the Southern Book Prize. Her novels have been translated into thirty-nine languages. She has also written books for young readers, including the award-winning Elsewhere.
Caitlin Greer has appeared on television, been a motion capture performer for animation and video games, and voiced many characters for film, television, video games, and radio. She was honored by the American Library Association as part of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and is an IGN Award–winner and two-time nominee for Best Voice Acting: Game Ensemble.