Halse Anderson Laurie. The Impossible Knife of Memory

First Edition. — Viking Books for Young Readers, 2014. — 212 p. — ISBN: 978-0670012091.For young Adults
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and upPraise for the impossible knife of memory:
- New York Times bestseller
- 2014 National Book Award longlist
- A publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of 2014
- A school Library Journal Best Young Adult Book of 2014
- Yalsa 2015 best Fiction for Young AdultsPlot: 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.