Sammie McCoy has her future all mapped out. She's worked hard to earn the top academic spot at school, she has every intention of winning the National Debate Championship, and she's hoping to catch the eye of the boy that she's been crushing on for years, all before heading to college in New York City! Her plans do not include being diagnosed with a dementia-like illness that practically guarantees that all her dreams will remain unachieved. Determined to carry on like normal for as long as possible, Sammie uses her fierce determination and her memory book (a journal log of her thoughts, fears, and important moments) to fight her parents, her doctors, and her own body, in order to see her dreams realized- even if those dreams are changing right before her eyes. 
 Avery presents her novel in an interesting format- Sammie is writing her story to her future self as a memory aide. Entries are presented as debate arguments, status updates, conversation reprints, and more. While at first Sammie was purposefully a little stiff and hard to connect with, this book really snuck into my heart. Once Sammie found out about her diagnosis and became a little more vulnerable, I really started to get to know her and sympathize with her. By the end of the book I was left feeling quite emotional about Sammie's journey and the way her life plans changed so drastically, yet she still moved on, kept going, continued to fight to ensure that every moment of her life was packed with times to remember. Watching her priorities and her relationships change was so absorbing- I loved how her dreams of a prestigious college in NYC were dashed, how her wish to escape her little town with its little people would never come true, but she began to realize how lucky she was to be right where she was, with all the amazing people she had in her life, and now my eyes are leaking. 
 This ARC was obtained at BEA16, in exchange for an honest review.