If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her “Chief.” She’d know about her mom’s new family. She’d know about her dad’s fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn’t have wanted to kiss him back.
 
But Naomi picked heads.
 After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances.

Suggested Book Club Questions for Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (Fiction)

The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac:

• Did Gabrielle Zevin emphasize any specific themes throughout Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac? What do you think Gabrielle Zevin is trying to explain with this theme?
• What was unique about the setting of Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac and how did it affect the storyline?
• Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
• How do characters change or learn throughout Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
• How does Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac reveal Gabrielle Zevin's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Gabrielle Zevin is liberal or conservative.
• Did certain parts of Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
• Did Gabrielle Zevin's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?

Suggested Book Club Questions for Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (Non-fiction)

The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac:

• Did Gabrielle Zevin make persuasive arguments in Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac? Did Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
• What did you learn from Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
• How does Gabrielle Zevin present the information and did you enjoy it?
• How is Gabrielle Zevin biased within Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
• What, if anything, does Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac make you want to read next? Why?