Escape from Memory by Margaret Peterson Haddix (0-689-85421-8)
This one is a real page turner. Kira lets her friends hypnotize her at a sleep over and while hypnotized she begins to speak in a foreign language and tell of escaping from a war. When she goes home and tells her mother, her mother is very evasive and won’t answer any questions about their past.
I won’t say more. What makes this book work is the tension and surprises around every corner. It is impossible to anticipate all the twists and turns in the plot, yet the ending is still sound and satisfying.
I would booktalk this to kids and I think with the right booktalk, you could even have some boys interested in the book. But be very careful not to give anything away!