The Memory Wall (Hb)

The Memory Wall (Hb)An engrossing middle grade novel set in a high fantasy video game world that's part Kathryn Erskine's Mockingbird, part Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls. Wellhall is an immersive online fantasy world full of giants, sorcerers, and elves and it's junior high schooler Nick's only escape from real life. Nick and his mom used to play the online video game together before her early onset Alzheimer's forced her to enter an assisted living facility. At first,

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But Brynn is trapped in her own world of regret and torment

They could have coasted through high school

but does that mean it's okay for people to send her hate mail and death threats

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she discovers endlessly disturbing secrets of the criminal and murderous variety and a dark task to finish

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