Amelia Fang and the Memory Thief by Laura Ellen Anderson
ISBN: 0593172477
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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Amelia and her friends are participating in a cooking contest, and the winners get to visit Pumpkin Paradise Park — the best theme park around! To win the contest, they must create a delicious cookie recipe, and the one who sells the most cookies wins. Something seems amiss when the creatures of Nocturnia are unable to remember anything, including their own names! What’s causing the memory loss? Can Amelia help? She doesn’t even know her own name!

This is a fun and quirky book for young readers. Fans of fantasy and vampires without the scare will like it as it’s whimsical and funny instead of scary and creepy. There are black and white illustrations throughout, though they really just break up the text more than add to the story. They will, however, make the book more appealing and accessible to younger readers. Recommended for readers 2nd grade and up.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME