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Nominated for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal
The Memory Thieves
Age 11+
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Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022
What you don't remember can't hurt you...
Cyan has lived at the Elsewhere Sanctuary for as long as he can remember, freed by Dr Haven from dark memories of his past life. But when Cyan finds a mysterious warning carved into the bones of a whale skeleton, he starts to wonder what he had to forget to be so happy.
New resident, Jonquil, begins to resist the sanctuary's treatment, preferring to hold on to her memories - even the bad ones. So when Dr Haven resorts to harsher measures, Cyan embarks on a secret mission to discover the truth about the sanctuary...and himself.
"Marvellously visual and gripping" - A. M. Howell
Pacy, profound and original
- Extent:
- 320 pages
- Dimensions:
- 200.6 x 140.5mm
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9781474976695
- Lexile:
- 630L
- Key Stage:
- KS2, KS3
- Publication Date:
- August 2021
- Work Reference:
- 05774
Winner
Ysgol Bae Baglan Book Award (Upper School) 2022
Shortlisted
Portsmouth Book Award 2022
Shortlisted
Warwickshire Secondary Book Award 2023
Longlisted
Redbridge Children's Book Award 2022
Nominated
The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022
Pacy, profound and original
Simpson combines fast-paced visual storytelling with a complex, thought-provoking message about coming to terms with the past.
Marvellously visual and gripping
Gripped me from the very first page - vivid storytelling, wonderful world-building and characters you'll think about long after the end
This multi-layered thriller is thought-provoking and compelling.
Teachers’ resources
A chapter-by-chapter exploration of The Memory Thieves aimed at KS3. Tasks include analysis, research and creative writing, and focus on text exploration, character exploration, key themes and key symbols.