Awakening (Chasing Yesterday #1) [Paperback]

Robin Wasserman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Some things are too painful to remember--and too deadly to forget.

Found: One girl, age 13. Unconscious. Unharmed. Unclaimed. Unidentified.

Lost: Everything.

J.D. may not know the truth about her past, but she knows she's in danger, and she can't shake the dark visions haunting her dreams. She won't be safe until she figures out who she is and where she came from. She can trust no one, not even herself--especially not herself. Because it turns out there's one thing even more terrible than forgetting her past: remembering.

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About the Author

Robin Wasserman is the author of the Chasing Yesterday trilogy, the Seven Deadly Sins series, and Hacking Harvard. She writes and votes in Brooklyn, New York.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439933382
• ISBN-13: 978-0439933384
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, July 19, 2007

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This review is from: Awakening (Chasing Yesterday #1) (Paperback)

All she knows is that she's in a hospital. She doesn't know how she got there, what happened, why it happened, or even her name. She is on every form of news available but no one seems to know who she is or where she came from.

Eventually the physical injuries heal, but no one is any closer to solving the original questions. The hospital has no choice but to release J.D., short for Jane Doe, to a juvenile home. And the other kids aren't thrilled to have a celebrity in their midst.

Between the music in her head and the dangerous abilities she's exhibiting, J.D. isn't even sure she can trust herself, much less the woman who claims to be her mother. Dropped into a life she doesn't recognize, her only stabilizing influence is Daniel, the one friend she made at the home.

Unless he, or their friendship, was just a delusion, too.

A story line that I really like, but it's a bit slow to get started. Once it starts to pick up, though, it really sucks you in. Just when you feel like you, and J.D., are about to get some answers, the book ends! Thankfully, all three books of the trilogy are being released in rather quick succession!

Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, November 27, 2010

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This review is from: Awakening (Chasing Yesterday #1) (Paperback)

I am 11 years old and this is what I think: This book is easy to finsh and easy to get hooked on. I had so much fun reading it. When I finished it I was craving the 2nd book. I would like to read all of the books. I would suggest this book to any one that is over the age of 9.

4.0 out of 5 stars Daughter loved it!, November 4, 2009

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This review is from: Awakening (Chasing Yesterday #1) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my daughter at her request. She read it over a few nights and loved it. She said it was slightly "dark", but she loved it.