Books by ellie terry5/24/2023 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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