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Synopsis
When clairvoyant high school student Ade Patience decides to erase his past in order to extricate himself from a radical, nihilistic oracle group, he does not know that this will cause his girlfriend Vauxhall to forget who he is, forcing him to once again woo her, competing against three other versions of himself for her attention.
Is Past Continuous appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
A high-concept YA fantasy about a clairvoyant teen who erases his past to escape a dangerous group, but loses his girlfriend's memory of him in the process. Contains mild supernatural elements and philosophical themes about identity and choice.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include amnesia, mental manipulation, and identity loss.
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the mind-bending concept of competing against alternate versions of yourself to win back someone you love.