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Mumnesia!
Lucy's mum is so out of date she's practically mouldy. She's super-strict, overprotective and won't let Lucy go to the school ball! Lucy can't believe she was EVER a teenager . . .
Until the morning her mum wakes up with no memory of the last thirty years - and thinks she's twelve years old!
All Lucy wants is for her mum to go back to being her old self - but how?
Until the morning her mum wakes up with no memory of the last thirty years - and thinks she's twelve years old!
All Lucy wants is for her mum to go back to being her old self - but how?
265 pages, Paperback
First published June 16, 2016
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Katie Dale
157 books156 followersI love nothing more than creating characters - both on page and on-stage! I studied English Literature at Sheffield University, spent a year at UNC-Chapel Hill, followed by a crazy year at Mountview drama school, a national Shakespeare tour, and back-packing through South-East Asia. I love all genres, and am busily working on a variety of projects from novels to picture-books - whilst playing the odd princess/assassin/zombie in-between!
Find out more about me at katiedaleuk.blogspot.com
My debut YA/Crossover novel SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2012, won both the Stockport Mad About Books Award and Oldham Brilliant Books Award, and is being published all over the world. My second YA novel, LITTLE WHITE LIES, is more of a thriller about justice, identity and loyalty. It won the UKYA Blogger Award for "Best Ending" and is out now in the UK, and out tomorrow in the US and Canada.
At the other end of the scale my humorous rhyming FAIRY TALE TWISTS series (Orchard Books) takes a selection of familiar fairytale characters and reveals their version of events - as you've never seen them before!
SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE: When Rosie's mother, Trudie, dies from Huntington's Disease, Rosie's grief is intensified by the fear that she will also inherit the fatal illness. Until she discovers that Trudie was not her real mother after all - that Rosie was secretly swapped at birth with a sickly baby destined to die...
Devastated that her whole life has been a lie, Rosie tags along on her ex-boyfriend's gap year trip to secretly trace her birth mother. But as Rosie delves into her past and discovers yet more of her family's deeply-buried secrets and lies, she is left with a heart-breaking dilemma - to continue living a lie, or to reveal a truth that will shatter the lives of everyone around her...
Read Chapter One Here! http://katiedaleuk.blogspot.com/p/sne...
Find out more about me at katiedaleuk.blogspot.com
My debut YA/Crossover novel SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2012, won both the Stockport Mad About Books Award and Oldham Brilliant Books Award, and is being published all over the world. My second YA novel, LITTLE WHITE LIES, is more of a thriller about justice, identity and loyalty. It won the UKYA Blogger Award for "Best Ending" and is out now in the UK, and out tomorrow in the US and Canada.
At the other end of the scale my humorous rhyming FAIRY TALE TWISTS series (Orchard Books) takes a selection of familiar fairytale characters and reveals their version of events - as you've never seen them before!
SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE: When Rosie's mother, Trudie, dies from Huntington's Disease, Rosie's grief is intensified by the fear that she will also inherit the fatal illness. Until she discovers that Trudie was not her real mother after all - that Rosie was secretly swapped at birth with a sickly baby destined to die...
Devastated that her whole life has been a lie, Rosie tags along on her ex-boyfriend's gap year trip to secretly trace her birth mother. But as Rosie delves into her past and discovers yet more of her family's deeply-buried secrets and lies, she is left with a heart-breaking dilemma - to continue living a lie, or to reveal a truth that will shatter the lives of everyone around her...
Read Chapter One Here! http://katiedaleuk.blogspot.com/p/sne...
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September 17, 2020
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Je remercie les Éditions Slalom pour l’envoi de cette lecture. J’ai souvent vu des histoires et je dirais même des films, qui parlent d’une mère et sa fille qui se prennent la tête et échange leur corps. Par compte, celui d’une mère retombant dans sa jeunesse sans souvenir de sa vie actuelle, non. En tout cas, pour moi c’était nouveau et comme j’aime le principe, j’ai directement eu envie de lire ce nouveau roman jeunesse parue chez Slalom !
Lucy à 12 ans et elle ne souhaite qu’une chose, pouvoir aller au bal du lycée. Le problème, c’est que sa mère est très stricte. Elle ne la laisse rien faire, elle la surveille sans cesse, elle ne lui autorise presque rien. De ce fait, Lucy a l’impression de vivre une injustice.
En s’endormant, elle souhaite que sa mère puisse se rappeler ce que ça fait d’avoir 12 ans, rien qu’une fois. Peut-être que là, elle finirait par la comprendre. Sauf que lendemain matin en se réveillant, son rêve s’est exaucé. Sa mère est toujours la même physiquement, mais mentalement, elle pense avoir 12 ans. Autant vous dire, que la facette qu’elle va découvrir de sa mère est très inattendus. Sauf qu’il doit bien y avoir une explication à cette perte de mémoire…
J’ai apprécié le fait qu’on suit le point de vue des deux personnages et pas seulement de la fille. De ce fait on pouvait voir facilement ce que pensait la même (en tant qu’adolescente de 12 ans). Je trouvais cela intéressant et ça rendait le roman d’autant plus prenant !
Je remercie les Éditions Slalom pour l’envoi de cette lecture. J’ai souvent vu des histoires et je dirais même des films, qui parlent d’une mère et sa fille qui se prennent la tête et échange leur corps. Par compte, celui d’une mère retombant dans sa jeunesse sans souvenir de sa vie actuelle, non. En tout cas, pour moi c’était nouveau et comme j’aime le principe, j’ai directement eu envie de lire ce nouveau roman jeunesse parue chez Slalom !
Lucy à 12 ans et elle ne souhaite qu’une chose, pouvoir aller au bal du lycée. Le problème, c’est que sa mère est très stricte. Elle ne la laisse rien faire, elle la surveille sans cesse, elle ne lui autorise presque rien. De ce fait, Lucy a l’impression de vivre une injustice.
En s’endormant, elle souhaite que sa mère puisse se rappeler ce que ça fait d’avoir 12 ans, rien qu’une fois. Peut-être que là, elle finirait par la comprendre. Sauf que lendemain matin en se réveillant, son rêve s’est exaucé. Sa mère est toujours la même physiquement, mais mentalement, elle pense avoir 12 ans. Autant vous dire, que la facette qu’elle va découvrir de sa mère est très inattendus. Sauf qu’il doit bien y avoir une explication à cette perte de mémoire…
J’ai apprécié le fait qu’on suit le point de vue des deux personnages et pas seulement de la fille. De ce fait on pouvait voir facilement ce que pensait la même (en tant qu’adolescente de 12 ans). Je trouvais cela intéressant et ça rendait le roman d’autant plus prenant !
June 21, 2023
Honestly, I was expecting more from this book. It started off "okay-ish" but it turned out to be quite clichéd and cringey at times. I disliked how the main character kept using hashtags, that isn't proper vocabulary to me. Also, some of the words (Uber-cool) made me cringe.(Also disliked how the mean girls were all in a gang, "MegaBabes" which felt like a knockoff of the Sugababes!)I disliked how the main antagonist was blonde and had perfect looks, as it sets an example that all pretty, blonde girls are mean.(This book was released in 2016, man!) It was one of those annoying, tween books that is probably more suited for younger girls. Typical tropes in it too(Awkward protagonist, blonde mean girl, boy who never notices the protagonist) Some may enjoy this book and think it's funny, though.
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July 29, 2025
Le début de tout… Le livre qui m’a fait tomber amoureuse de la lecture 🫦🫶🏼
January 26, 2024
A light reading for age 6-10 because of its simple storyline and left plenty of room for discussion between parents and children.
Note to adult readers: This is a weird introduction to the concept of homosexuality.
Note to adult readers: This is a weird introduction to the concept of homosexuality.
July 17, 2016
As a fan of the film Freaky Friday I was eager to see what Katie did with the amnesia storyline-I wasn't disappointed! How and why Sharon loses her memory involves plot twists that I only half guessed. I was pleased with what happened once her memory returned too. She and Lucy got a lot closer since they both had to help each other with tricky situations.
I nearly didn't give this full marks because what Lucy and Sharon do to Megan is mean, but Lucy does feel a lot of guilt over it, and does her beat to make up for her mistake (eventually). She has so much stuff going on before and during the amnesia that I cut her some slack - afterall, everyone makes mistakes in life, what's important is what we do afterwarda. Lucy has real guts to make her apologies to the characters she hurts.
I didn't like what she did to her potential stepmum either, but again there's significant guilt for Lucy and she just wanted her life to have some normality. None and all of the book is normal, since normality is a myth! Lucy has to work hard to keep her friendship with Kimmy going, and it's thanks to her mum and an unexpected friend that the two friends make up. While there is a lot of drama and semi-negative situations there is hilarity and love in all it's forms for this fun read which I'm looking forward to rereading!
I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner http://nayusreadingcorner.blogspot.co...
I nearly didn't give this full marks because what Lucy and Sharon do to Megan is mean, but Lucy does feel a lot of guilt over it, and does her beat to make up for her mistake (eventually). She has so much stuff going on before and during the amnesia that I cut her some slack - afterall, everyone makes mistakes in life, what's important is what we do afterwarda. Lucy has real guts to make her apologies to the characters she hurts.
I didn't like what she did to her potential stepmum either, but again there's significant guilt for Lucy and she just wanted her life to have some normality. None and all of the book is normal, since normality is a myth! Lucy has to work hard to keep her friendship with Kimmy going, and it's thanks to her mum and an unexpected friend that the two friends make up. While there is a lot of drama and semi-negative situations there is hilarity and love in all it's forms for this fun read which I'm looking forward to rereading!
I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner http://nayusreadingcorner.blogspot.co...
October 8, 2016
Lucy wakes up after another argument with her mum to find said mother with memory loss and utterly convinced she’s 12 years old – oh and she’s also from 1985. What starts out as a lot of fun soon becomes hard work, with Lucy becoming the one looking after her mum.
Mumnesia! is quickly paced and told in alternating chapters between Lucy and her mum, Shazza. Both of very clear voices, Lucy’s narration is filled with hashtags and Shazza feels out of place in what, as far as she is concerned, is the future.
I enjoyed how this ‘adventure’ gave Lucy and her mum the chance to become friends. While personality wise they’re both 12 for most of the book there are moments about seeing someone else’s perspective. I liked that. Also that you have to deal with consequences of your actions.
Mumnesia! is quickly paced and told in alternating chapters between Lucy and her mum, Shazza. Both of very clear voices, Lucy’s narration is filled with hashtags and Shazza feels out of place in what, as far as she is concerned, is the future.
I enjoyed how this ‘adventure’ gave Lucy and her mum the chance to become friends. While personality wise they’re both 12 for most of the book there are moments about seeing someone else’s perspective. I liked that. Also that you have to deal with consequences of your actions.
December 28, 2025
DNF
At first, this book seemed like a lot of fun. But it got more cringeworthy the more I read. Lots of outdated slang terms and an unrealistic portrayal of teenage girls.
The author obviously doesn't know how to write a realistic portrayal of teenage girls, as most of her books are aimed at adults or little children.
Main character uses slang and hashtags in everyday vocabulary. Lots of overused cliques (boy not noticing girl who likes him, blonde girls being mean)
The only really redeeming thing is the front cover (which was what caught my eye in the beginning) and the main character's mum (who was quite funny at times)
Won't be reading again
At first, this book seemed like a lot of fun. But it got more cringeworthy the more I read. Lots of outdated slang terms and an unrealistic portrayal of teenage girls.
The author obviously doesn't know how to write a realistic portrayal of teenage girls, as most of her books are aimed at adults or little children.
Main character uses slang and hashtags in everyday vocabulary. Lots of overused cliques (boy not noticing girl who likes him, blonde girls being mean)
The only really redeeming thing is the front cover (which was what caught my eye in the beginning) and the main character's mum (who was quite funny at times)
Won't be reading again
December 13, 2016
Holy Guacomole! This book is like totally awesome! A genuinely warm and funny read dealing with some tricky subjects - perfect for 8-12's and older people who want to indulge in a bit of 80's nostalgia. Pacey with well drawn and likable characters , I love dit - highly recommended.
July 15, 2016
Loved it! #uberhilarious
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