Her poetic explorations of Calliope’s anxiety and Jinsong’s moral struggles are honest and moving. Terry, who has Tourette syndrome herself, offers enormous insight into an often-misunderstood condition, writing in verse for Calliope’s chapters and prose for Jinsong’s. At each new school she tries to hide her tics, but soon everyone thinks she’s weird. Meanwhile, Jinsong is torn between standing up for Calliope and preserving his status. Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry Summary:In this novel in verse, Calliope June, who has Tourette syndrome, is tired of moving so much with her mother. But other times they’re like a/ SHOUT!/ Jumping out so loud and strong/ I could never hope to/ stop them,” she explains. “Sometimes my tics/ are like gentle whispers,/ asking me to do things,/ to say things. But Jinsong begins distancing himself from Calliope when her uncontrollable impulses become more prominent and she becomes the target of cruel jokes at school. ELLIE TERRY INFO/PRESS BOOKS BLOG EVENTS VISITS CONTACT Select Page IF YOU LIKED FORGET ME NOT by Ellie Terry Uncategorized 1 comment Since the publication of Forget me not, I’ve had so many parents, teachers, and kids write to me asking for recommendations of what to read next. George, Utah, she’s glad to make friends with Jinsong, who lives in her apartment complex.

Calliope is tired of moving every time her mother “breaks up/ with one of her crazy boyfriends.” Having just settled in St. Forget Me Not is written in short verse (from Callis POV), to prose (from Jinsongs POV), and is one of those novels that, once you pick it up, you cant put it down. Terry’s debut novel thoughtfully traces the fragile emotions of two seventh graders: Calliope, a girl painfully self-conscious about having Tourette syndrome, and Jinsong, a popular boy she meets in her new town.