The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse AndersonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another really good story from Laurie Halse Anderson. She so gets the dialogue of teens down perfectly in her novels, so realistic. Hayley is one of those girls that speaks her mind, gets on her teachers and councilor's every last nerve, and yet, she has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Hayley's dad is a vet, and is struggling with nightmares and suicidal demons. Hayley is running from her own memories, too. She has become the parent in their relationship, always worrying about where her dad's been, how much he's been drinking, and the bills. After being on the road with her truck-driving dad, her father decides to settle down in his old home town so Hayley can finish high school. She meets a terrific guy named Finn, who is the perfect match for Hayley's wit, but will her father ever allow her to live a normal life? There are some very serious, graphic war scenes in this book, and I would recommend this for very mature 8th graders and up.
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