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Thirteen-year-old Kat Tyler wakes up in a hospital with no memory of her previous life after being hit by a car. As she tries to piece together who she used to be, she discovers shocking secrets hidden in her own diary. Now she must reconcile the person she was with the person she's become and figure out which version of herself is the real one.
Quick Summary
If your kid likes stories that mix laughs with a little bit of mystery, this one's for them. Kat Tyler gets hit by a car and wakes up in the hospital with amnesia, which sounds scary but it's actually pretty funny because she keeps acting like a total bad girl when her family expects her to be the "good" daughter. Things get interesting when she finds her old diary and discovers some shocking secrets about herself that she has no memory of doing. It's got that great middle school feeling of "who am I really?" mixed with actual humor that doesn't feel forced, and even though the accident is serious, the book doesn't wallow in darkness. I'd say it's a great pick for kids who love funny realistic fiction or anyone who's ever felt like they don't quite fit into who people expect them to be and if your kid enjoyed books like "The Great Tree's End," they'll likely love this too. Parents should know there's a pretty intense car accident scene at the start and some emotional stuff about family secrets, but nothing too heavy for the MG+ crowd.