Unforgettable by Loretta Ellsworth
Baxter Green had an accident when he was young that caused him to have a photographic memory. He remembers everything from facts to conversations as if he had just heard them moments before. This has caused him to be the odd child at school since he can answer any question and recall any lecture at will. And people have used him for is gifts as well. His mother’s boyfriend, Dink, used him to steal credit card numbers. Baxter even had to testify to put Dink in prison.
Now years later Baxter is going to start high school, but he and his mother have been forced to move. Dink has been released from jail early and Baxter is scared that Dink will seek retribution. So Baxter had his mother close her eyes and pick a random place on the map to move to. Except he moved the map while she wasn’t looking. Baxter wants to move to a particular place, where the girl he liked in kindergarten, Halle, had moved to long ago.
This also gives Baxter the opportunity to reinvent himself. He promises himself he won’t be a know-it-all. So when he gets a C- on his first quiz he gets sent to at tutor who happens to be Halle. He can tell she doesn’t remember him and so he keeps their history s secret. But he desperately wants her to like him because he still has feelings for her. But will Baxter’s new identity land him the girl of his dreams? And then there is Dink. He hasn’t forgotten about Baxter. Can Baxter’s new identity protect him from an ex-con?
Unforgettable is recommended for those who like coming of age stories with plenty of romance, humor and just the right amount of excitement. Appropriate for all ages.
Will Supervillains Be On The Final? Liberty Vocational Volume 1 by Naomi Novik & Yishan Li
The Second Base Club by Greg Trine
My Abnormal Life by Lee McClain