California Young Reader Medal
2017 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
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.
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.
Awards
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2016 · Teen · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2016 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2015 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Florida Teens Read
2015 · Grades 9-12 · Finalist
Iowa High School Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2015 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2015 · Young Adult · Commended
Volunteer State Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Audies
2015 · Teen · Finalist
National Book Award
2014 · Young People's Literature · Longlist
Junior Library Guild
2014 · Selection
