Told in verse, Forget Me Not is a sweet story about a seventh grade girl who has moved so many times that she has it down to a science. She can unpack her entire bedroom and have it set up in a new place in seven minutes. Each time her mother breaks up with a boyfriend they change cities, which means Calli is forced to change schools. This would be bad enough for any teenage girl, but for Calli it's agony. She has Tourette's Syndrome and each time she moves is a new opportunity for others to notice her tics and make fun of her. She never gets to stay in one place long enough for anyone to see past her quirks and make friends.

But maybe this place will be different. Maybe in this place she'll be able to make a friend.. or maybe something more. But even friendship comes with its own risks when she could be pulled away and be forced to move again at any time.

I have students who are highly mobile, who move in for a couple of months and then move to countless other schools before sometimes cycling back to our school. They suffer in so many ways. They never get to have stability in their friendships or in their education and constant moving creates gaps in social, emotional, and academic skills. These issues are compounded for Calli by the additional isolation she feels from her Tourette's.

Calli is a very sympathetic character despite the short length of the story. I wish we had learned a bit more about her interests instead of simply seeing her react over and over to things, but the point of the story isn't to get to know Calli but to feel empathy for her situation. The reader is left wishing they could know her better, which is how I imagine others might feel when Calli moves away from her other schools.