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Escape from Memory

Margaret Peterson Haddix (2003)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.82
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AmnesiaDeathMental Manipulation

Positive tags

MysterySelf-DiscoverySuspenseHigh Angst

Heroine archetypes

Amnesiac HeroineMystery Past Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityLost CivilizationForbidden MemoryFish out of WaterReluctant HeroComing of Age

Themes

MemoryIdentitySurvivalPast LivesTruth vs SafetyMother-Daughter Bond

Synopsis

Allowing herself to be hypnotized, fifteen-year-old Kira reveals memories of another time and place that may eventually cost her and her mother their lives.

Tags

Psychological ThrillerMysterySuspense