Memory Thief,  The, Bryce Moore
Memory Thief,  The, Bryce Moore
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Memory Thief, The

Author: Bryce Moore

Narrator: Pete Cross

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/27/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Twin brother and sister Benji and Kelly wander off at the local county fair after witnessing their parents argue. When Benji runs into a group of bullies, he escapes into a tent called The Memory Emporium, where he meets a strange old man named Louis. The old man shows him a magically vivid memory of a fighter pilot in the hopes of getting him to pay to see the other memories hes collected from people over the years.Benji quickly realizes the ability to take memories could help his parents stop fighting with each other, and he asks Louis to teach him how to become a memory thief. But Louis isn't the only person with the ability to show and manipulate memories. There's also the mysterious Genevieve, a Memory Thief with much more nefarious motives. And soon, shes stolen more and more memories from people in town?including Benjis sister.Now Benji must learn how to manipulate memories to stop her, but having this newfound power comes at a cost to his family, and possibly to his own mind as well.

About Bryce Moore

Bryce Moore is the author of The Memory Thief and Vodnik, among others. When he's not authoring, he's a librarian in Western Maine and a past president of the Maine Library Association. And when he's not up to his nose in library work, he's watching movies, playing board games, and paying ridiculous amounts of money feeding his Magic the Gathering addiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rabiah

Originally posted at: [URL not allowed] It's been a while since I've dived into a middle-grade book with fantasy elements, but wow, this one was fantastic! I had a ton of fun reading The Memory Thief. Not only did it remind me of my middle school reading days, but it also was s......more

Goodreads review by Gwen

Couldn't put it down! Benji's encounter at the fair got him entangled in others' memories -- and the reader will similarly get caught up in this engaging novel. Loved the "mind" descriptions, storyline kept my interest. Conflict resolution rang true. Youngsters will love this book!......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

When Benji meets Louis, a man who can not only read people’s minds but who collects and shares memories with others, he is intrigued, but when he hits upon the idea of removing some of his parents’ memories in order to stop them from fighting he becomes just a little obsessed with the idea. Benji br......more

Goodreads review by Logan

I think I will read any book that Bryce Moore publishes. They are clean, inventive, and entertaining. This one surprised me on another level, dealing with the very real and sobering situation of parents who are angry at each other and plan to divorce. It was handled very respectfully and not superfi......more