![]() “Wynne-Jones skillfully builds tension in his interdependent conflicts that emphasize the importance of the truth. Lauren Aguirre offers a deeply compassionate, but unflinching look at the agony of drug abuse through a group of people whose brains were broken by an unintended overdose of opioids. “Wynne Jones' writing style is very vivid, fresh and evocative.” - Globe and Mail 'The Memory Thief' takes us to the surprising intersection of drug addiction and medical breakthrough. “Whether he's making our skin tingle with unease in the dark mansion, or making us chortle at the witty, affectionate banter of Declan's school friends.his prose is polished to a gleam.” - Quill & Quire ![]() “This beautifully written and distinctive novel combines a suspenseful mystery with an intriguing family drama about secrets.” - School Library Journal Students use the acronym THIEVES, which stands for: T: Title, H: Headings, I: Introduction, E: Every first paragraph sentence, V: Visuals and. Highly Recommended.” - Canadian Children's Literature - CBRA THE MEMORY THIEF is a story of the fragile bridges that we build to those we love, and how those bridges can be swept away, until only the love is left. But in the end, they get to keep the love they feel. “In this complex and multi-layered coming-of-age novel.TIm Wynne-Jones, with his usual adept brush strokes, paints another portrait of an appealing teenager's internal journey as he struggles to understand his loss, to accept change, and to create meaning within his world. THE MEMORY THIEF is no fairy tale with solutions to all ills presented at the end. like a thief in the night idiom like a ton of bricks idiom like blazes idiom. Readers will be just as consumed as the hero is in his search for answers.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW “From first chapter to last, Wynne-Jones masterfully evokes the surreal quality of faded memories enhanced or distorted by the imagination. “Equal parts tricky and haunting: unambiguously memorable.” - Horn Book ![]() “.this rich and rewarding novel will appeal most to thoughtful readers who appreciate a sad and bittersweet read.” - School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW In 2012, he was made an Officer to the Order of Canada. Tim is also the recipient of the Edgar Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. Recently, he wrote the young-adult novels The Ruinous Sweep Emperor of Any Place, which earned seven starred reviews and Blink & Caution, which won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. He is also known for his Rex Zero series. His short-story collections include Some of the Kinder Planets, Book of Changes and Lord of the Fries. The author of over thirty-five books, he is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award, as well as a two-time winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and of the Arthur Ellis Award. TIM WYNNE-JONES is one of Canada's foremost writers for children.
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