· Amy Brecount White has taken an intriguing Victorian art and given it a modern, magical spin in Forget-Her-Nots. The book is brimming with history and flower knowledge and meanings, which adds to the novel's appeal and sets it apart from other novels of its sort. Writing a Young Adult novel with flowers as the central theme would seem to be quite a challenge, but Brecount-White pulls it off--just. Although there were some awkward moments in this book, what Brecount-White has accomplished in "Forget-Her-Nots" is to have created a world that is a real pleasure to spend time in.4/5(35). · Find Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Forget-her-nots by Amy Brecount White, , Greenwillow Books edition, in English. Book Review: Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White. Laurel's mother was always really into flowers, but she's recently died, leaving Laurel with tons of questions about her mysterious new "flower power". At her new school, her bouquets have caused teachers to fall in love and helped her friends ace their tests - but Laurel doesn't. Amy Brecount White has taught English literature and writing to middle school and high school students. She has written numerous articles and essays for publications such as the Washington Post, but Forget-Her-Nots is her first novel. She can often be found in her garden and gives flowers to her friends and family whenever she can, though none have had magical effects—yet.
The home site of writer Amy Brecount White features her widespread story telling. She is the author of the young adult novel, Forget-Her-Nots (Greenwillow/ HarperCollins) and the upmarket women's fiction novel REALITY BOUQUET. Amy also pens personal essays and travel pieces. She and her daughter, Sam, authored a book proposal called GET HEARD!. Hello, Sign in. Account Lists Returns Orders. Cart. Author and writing coach Amy Brecount White shares writing strategies, prompts, and reflections for students ages 12 and up in her free video series, "Your Writing Coach: Building Real Life Writing Skills." In Episode 7, she shares why and how to use strong verbs in your sentences, why to avoid "it is" and "there is/ are" sentence constructions.
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