![]() He is hoping she will start at their school the next day. When Calli meets Jinsong in their apartment complex before she starts at Black Ridge Intermediate, he thinks she’s interesting and nice. Once diagnosed with Tourette’s Calli has been told by her doctor not to share that information:īecause that’s all they’ve seen in the moviesĪs a result, Calli doesn’t tell anyone at her new school she has Tourette’s, but is–of course–unable to control the tics that sometimes take over her body. This literary choice by the author helps make each of their voices distinct and effective in telling their dual story. George, Utah–the place where Calli and her mother end up within the first ten pages.Ĭalli’s perspective is always told using free verse and Jinsong’s is told using prose. ![]() ![]() The story is written from the perspectives of Calliope (Calli), a young girl who loves astronomy, has moved to new towns (and schools)many more times than she’d like and suffers from Tourette’s syndrome and Jinsong, the student body president of Black Ridge Intermediate School in St. ![]() I just finished Forget Me Not, read it in one sitting and couldn’t wait to share it! Forget Me Not is a brilliant debut from new author Ellie Terry. ![]()
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