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The Impossible Knife Of Memory Analysis
The Impossible Knife of Memory- Laurie Halse Anderson

Hailey Kincain has just moved back to her hometown for senior year, and she has to assimilate to her new high school life. Her father, Andy, is a war veteran and has memories of his past that haunts him daily. But what happens when someone that you’ve been trying to forget is edging back into your life?
“The Impossible Knife of Memory” is a contemporary novel in a town setting. Hailey and Andy have just moved back into their hometown, after many years, when Andy decides that settling down would be a fresh start to their muddied slate.

This coming-of-age story for the main character, Hailey, is far from smooth. “Despite my best intentions, I was beginning to understand how my dad saw
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