Change Places With Me
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Published by: HarperCollins
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Pages: 224
ISBN13: 978-0062385536
Synopsis
Rose has changed. She still lives in the same Queens neighborhood and goes to the same high school with the same group of kids, but when she woke up today, something was a little different. Her clothes and her hair don’t suit her anymore. The dogs who live upstairs are no longer a terror. She wants to throw a party—and she’s hardly ever even spoken to her classmates. There’s no more sadness in her life; she’s bursting with happiness. Then why does something feel so wrong? Because until very recently, Rose was an entirely different person—a person still there inside her, just beneath the thinnest layer of skin.
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Amazing YA Books Set in Slanted Realities Barnes & Noble Teen Blog
“From the author of A Trick of the Light comes a nuanced tale of grief and memory… Harks back to Kazuo Ishiguro’s classic Never Let Me Go. With a simplicity that belies its profundity, this title will linger long in readers’ minds.”
—Booklist, ★ Starred Review
“How I admire Lois Metzger’s thoughtful and suspenseful novel—the pacing, the sympathetic characters, the emotional astuteness, the believable near-future setting. It captivated me from the first page to the last.”
— Gail Carson Levine, author of Ella Enchanted
“Change Places with Me is a vivid, beautiful novel, a particular evocation of a story many of us have lived and all of us know. Read this to see what I mean.”
— Kim Stanley Robinson
“Tightly written and immediately intriguing… Metzger has created a unique work of speculative fiction that does a winning job of dealing with universal themes… it is strongly recommended.”
— VOYA
“Really compelling… Unputdownable… I hope that everybody reads Change Places with Me.”
— Rob Taub, WOR 710 Radio
“Fan favorite Lois Metzger’s new novel Change Places with Me is a quick, mind-bending ride that combines high school politics with brain-altering medical shenanigans… compulsively readable and lots of fun.”
— Paula Willey, The Baltimore Sun
“Metzger’s novel tackles deep issues: how to cope with painful memories; the futility of trying to be perfect. Eventually, the main character must learn to live somewhere between grief and denial. Touches of sci-fi and mystery glamorize this complex and introspective story of a girl growing up and moving on.”
— The Horn Book
“Lois Metzger has a talent for writing dark, unsettling novels. Novels that, despite their dark mysterious nature, draw you deeper and deeper into the story. That, plus the complex nature of humanity that Metzger showcases in her work, is how I fell in love with her writing… Change Places with Me captivated me from start to finish… I wanted to savor each word, but I also felt compelled to turn the page and could not put down the book until the last words. Metzger does not write your typical YA story… she has a talent for illustrating what it means to be human through coming-of-age stories… I can’t wait to see what she brings us next!”
— Imaginary Reads
“Lois Metzger’s new book is a fascinating exploration of trauma, depression, and treatment. I don’t want to say too much more than that because a psychological thriller like this can be spoiled so easily, but I will say that Change Places with Me is masterfully done.”
— Intellectual Recreation
“A subtly disturbing book that makes you pause and think and wonder. Lois Metzger’s beautifully written prose is haunting and almost lyrical.”
— Irish Banana
“Alluring and captivating, Change Places with Me wrapped me in an unsettling atmosphere from the very first page… Change Places with Me is an unputdownable scifi/thriller that kept me glued to the pages for hours without allowing me to stop.”
— Star-Crossed Book Blog
“After reading most of Lois Metzger’s books and thinking I knew her writing style, she throws me a curve. I was expecting something that would ruin me, but instead I got the most wonderfully weird sort of science fiction tale woven with a mystery and tied up with a memory bow… it did really make me think and love how Metzger can pack so much into a book.”
—BookHounds
“OMG! CPWM was so intriguing and short at the same time. It was a fun quick read with humor and amazing character development. It was a blend of comedy, emotions, and confusions… Do read this book!”
— Voracious Bookling
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