Her mother was embarrassed of her daughter's condition and Jingsong, even though he secretly liked Calli, didn't have the strength of character to stand up in front of his friends and stop their harassment. It was only after I read the Author's Note that I discovered that the author also suffers from Tourettes, and that Calli's tics and struggles mirrored her own.Calli's mother and their neighbour, Jingsong, annoyed and frustrated me.
She was such a tenacious young girl who picked herself up and continued on, and fought back despite her loneliness and hurt.
My heart bled for Calli all the way through this story. Not only does she have to cope with the spontaneous tics and sounds that she has no control of, but she also has to deal with the verbal abuse and teasing from her peers. She has just moved to another new school and is struggling to fit in.Calli's struggles are heart-wrenching. Written in free verse, it tells the story of thirteen-year-old Calli who suffers from Tourettes Syndrome. To learn more about Ellie and her books, check out my website here.What a sweet, moving novel "Forget Me Not" was. How will Calliope find true friends and take control of her own life? She also feels alone with her mother constantly with a new boyfriend. However, it's difficult because she gets bullied and teased, which makes her symptoms even worse. The story progresses as Calliope navigates her new school, tries to make new friends, and struggles with her Tourette's Syndrome. For someone with Tourette's, trying to hide these tics makes symptoms even worse. When Calliope is diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age, her doctor advises Calliope to hide and control her tics. Her mother, who doesn't understand the disorder, takes some extreme measures to help reduce symptoms, which includes cutting Calliope's beautiful hair at the beginning of the book to reduce the "yanking and pulling". She would hum, tense her arms and yank her hair. Will he be a true friend to her?Ĭalliope has always felt different because of her tics and "quirks" as her mom would call it. Calliope immediately feels connected to Jinsong. On the first day that she moves, she meets her neighbor, Jinsong, who also is in 7th grade at her new school. Calliope moves often with her unstable mother, which makes her feel displaced and unsure of how long she will be living in one place. Forget Me Not begins as Calliope moves to a new town with her mother.
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