Memory Thief Educator's Guide

by Lauren Mansy

Memory Thief Educator's Guide is a companion to Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy This guide can be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 7-12.

Genres: Fantasy

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 26, 2020

About the author

Lauren lives in the Chicago area, where she's spent years working with youth, from young children to high schoolers. When she’s not writing, Lauren is usually with her family or exploring the city to find the best deep dish pizza. The Memory Thief, which was inspired by Lauren's own journey with her mother, is her first novel.

Reviews

[Hailye · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the full actual book, i only could find this thing tho

[BookDragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall READ IT and try it out for yourself!

This was a book that I didn't really like until about the 1/3 a way through so I recommend getting half way through at the very least because the story is really good and there is a point at which the plot picks up. I might have done some things differently but there are story lines and character arcs that I love!

I will admit that her writing style in this book is not the greatest I have read. 3 stars is a great rating for this book because the story is amazing and the storytelling is just alright. The author will often write what the character did rather than showing what is happening to the characters. For example "a soldier walked into the room and asked him a question" rather than "They broke away as they realized footsteps approached them. The boots paused at the door as the soldier gave an impatient knock letting herself in shortly after." I think that the author does better as the story goes on and there is a specific flashbackt that I am remembering now and it was very well written as far as suspense and describing what is happening.

As far as the story, I personally would have changed parts of it to be more in-depth but continues to get better the more I read. The author leaves you in the dark with a love of the main character's past and motives to leave the suspense to build up just how terrible it is. This makes the first half of the book kind of boring ngl, but it's understandable.

[Bossrat Izzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

11+

[Kenzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the plot of this book! My only issue was that it was a little fast paced.

[Tommy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good book. The idea of it is a really good idea. The only downside to it is that it feels like you’re reading the third book out of a series.

[Emery Dilley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let me be honest I did not like this book what so ever. The writing was ok, but the plot was kinda garbage. She does a good job introducing characters, but so bad at explaining the different areas of the kingdoms.

My most bugged part was the plot twist. Her grandpa turns out to be good, and she goes with complete trust and she’s all the way ok with that!? Like you would not be that trusting, and she would have heard something about him.
The memory idea was smart, but they didn’t expand enough on how the powers worked. Of course they don’t mind giving the main character the ‘special power no one else has.’ I just wanted a little originality.
The ending was just horrid. We all saw her mom coming back, we knew someone was going to die and the death of her father was quite frankly not sad at all. She didn’t even really seem to care and neither did I, because he was introduced like 2 chapters before. I was slightly confused with who was what out of the shadow people or what ever.
Anyways, decent idea of the memory stuff, but everything else just felt rushed and not developed enough.