{Review} {Giveaway} The Impossible Knife of Memory @halseanderson @NightOwlReviews

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.

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Biography

Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous American Library Association and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Chains also made the Carnegie Medal Shortlist in the United Kingdom.

Laurie was the proud recipient of the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award given by YALSA division of the American Library Association for her "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature...". She was also honored with the ALAN Award from the National Council of Teachers of English and the St. Katharine Drexel Award from the Catholic Librarian Association.

Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes. She and her husband, Scot, plus dogs Kezzie and Thor, and assorted chickens and other critters enjoy country living and time in the woods. When not writing or hanging out with her family, you can find Laurie training for marathons or trying to coax tomatoes out of the rocky soil in her backyard. You can follow her adventures on Twitter, http://twitter.com/halseanderson, and on her blog, http://madwomanintheforest.com/blog/.

5 Stars
Having read Speak I love Laurie Halse Anderson's books.  And she didn't disappoint with new title.  This one focuses on many characters and has a lot more action than her previous book. The characters in this book are all over the place but that just makes them seem more real.  This one is also filled with moments where one minute you are panicking and the next you are laughing your butt off which is a great thing for this book about PTSD.  This book opens with Hayley talking about that there are only two kinds of people in the world.  Zombies and Freaks.  I love how that really plays out in the pages of this intriguing story.  It really shows you how Hayley views the world around her and the people she comes into contact with.  This is a deff. must read for those who want a book that they will be thinking about for years to come! This book really is compelling, surprising, and impossible to put down.

"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."

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