Wasserman, Robin. Chasing Yesterday the Awakening. New York: Scholastic 2007. 207 pages. (Mystery/Suspense)Jane Doe goes through a terrible explosion, and she’s only bruised, but she loses her memory and is sent to a cell with other kids until her parents come for her. She meets her new best friend Daniel, who teaches her how to pick locks, and helps her through tough times of rage, terrible dreams, and flash backs. But then, her mother comes and calls her Alexa Collins. Jane looks through the memories of Alexa and finds herself feeling completely different than the Alexa she was known by. She was used to a tough life from the memories she gathered. But, she takes the role of Alexa pretending that she is like the girly girl Alexa is. She sees the man who terrorizes her dreams as a family doctor. More and more she unravels the truth about Doctor Sytron and his evil plotting against her. Will she live or will she end up giving in to the lies that he injects into her?
I extremely loved this book. The action that goes along with her symptoms as all of her memories start coming back into place, memories that aren’t of hers but of the fake Alexa Collins, was all good. I never wanted to put the book down because it was awesome because of the descriptions. I’m sure you’ll feel the same way as me when you start reading.
Reviewed by: C is for cookie
