Most of the characters along the way are ghosts who, for one reason or another, remain in the seaside Maine town where the story takes place. Because, as it turns out, underlying the world we know, and about to destroy it, is a cosmic conflict pitting the benign Moon Goddess against 13 witches determined to destroy everything good, loving, and positive in the world. As it turns out, her mom is that way because her memory has been wiped by a witch in revenge for her success as the latest in a long line of witch hunters. Its 11-year-old narrator, Rosie, is strong-willed, determined, a gifted storyteller, and a survivor - her mom goes through life in a fog, leaving Rosie to write herself encouraging notes and be her own emotional support. Parents need to know that The Memory Thief is the first book in a planned Thirteen Witches trilogy by Jodi Lynne Anderson. A Harry Potter flashlight proves a potent magical weapon. Scene-setting mentions of real-world products, like the fact that Rosie and Germ seem to live on Twizzlers and peanut M&Ms in times of crisis.
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